A 3rd year Environmental Engineering student, preparing to embark on a 4 month trip to Ghana as a Junior Fellow with Engineers Without Borders Canada. Tuesday, September 2, 2008. Leaving Ghana and Returning to Canada.

Thursday, August 14, 2008. 8220;We have had difficulties finishing a well here. At first the failures made me feel extremely frustrated and sad. I thought that my role in the project was hopeless and I could.

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This is what an Engineer Looks Like. This blog is dedicated towards providing insight to the experiences of current women in engineering, towards tackling the stereotype of engineering as a male-dominated profession and to highlighting the breadth of engineering as a profession. Ultimately, the goal of this blog is to paint a different picture of what an engineer looks like. Saturday, February 27, 2010.

Sunday, August 17, 2008. On the bus to Tamale, wedged between too many sweating bodies in stale, soft-rock ridden air, I am witnessing climate crisis happening. In the early morning, I meet the motorbike called to take me to the transit station. Our load is cumbersome but manageable, as it was the first night I arrived. We ride carefully and reach our point of transfer; I buy my ticket, I stow my luggage, and I say my goodbyes to the driver. Thursday, August 14, 2008.

Saturday, September 20, 2008. A Canadian Retreat Followed by a Malawian Wedding. Rice, beans, and vegetables for only 100 kwacha; probably the best 100 kwacha I have spent. At about 5pm the ceremony finished and everyone began to clear out. The only people left were the close family w.