A Black British Girl's Perspective of a Global Village
When I joined journalist Shanti Paudel to meet a friend for lunch, little did I know that we'd be visiting the UN Nepalese Bhairab Battalion base in Port-au-Prince... The closest I will get to Nepal until I actually step foot on its soil. Maj.Birendra greeted us as we entered the military base. He was kind enough... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/yiDDuq8AGQc Finally! Another vblog from the travelmaker... This time in Haiti! From the roof top of the Sathya Sai centre in Delmas, Port-au-Prince (once I find the right spot!) Thanks for joining me on this journey! 🙂 Related articles Meet Carlos Suarez: A volunteer with a big heart (travelmakerkai.com) Finding myself here... Sathya Sai Centre,... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/SmSlkrFdfcE I woke up early this morning to help the staff prepare the variety of vegetables that are part of a Haitian delicacy: Haitian Bouillon! This vegetarian adaptation is prepared every saturday and distributed to 2000 children at the various camps Sathya Sai Baba World Foundation sponsor. A dozen or so children also show up... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/AqF79IaW8qQ Joachim explains the history behind this traditional soup prepared every saturday: Haitian Bouillon. The Sathya Sai centre prepare a vegetarian version of the traditional cuisine which is distributed to 2000 children living in various camps in Port-au-Prince. Update: Funding for the Food Program will end the first week in November 2013. Please, if you're able... Continue Reading →
Feeding the children that turn up at the Sathya Sai Centre each day for their lunch has been an overwhelmingly positive experience... Visiting the children at the various camps the Sathya Sai World Foundation sponsors food to be distributed to, has been an eye opener to their reality... But how the food gets replenished into... Continue Reading →
I love my new-found spirituality! Who would have thought I would find myself in Haiti?! Learning to appreciate myself, give service whole heartedly, smile freely, laugh freely... Finding happiness within my humble surroundings. And my surroundings is the spiritual environment of the Sathya Sai Baba centre in Port-au-Prince which provides food for 2000 children living... Continue Reading →
Many times during my travels I've been torn between the extent of risk I am willing to take to make each trip fulfilling. The risk starts from the very moment I choose to travel alone. And the added pressure is whether to carry my camera in public to practise another of my passions; photojournalism, or leave... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/ccCp_S0tJe4 As summer draws to an end, and kids prepare to go back to school, it's about time that I shared a taste of my day with the kids at Summer Camp- Italy! Earlier this summer, when I flew to Rodallo in northern Italy for thier annual 'Fiesta del Pesce', I accompanied Alu and Gena... Continue Reading →
This month of August, I would like to pay homage to my Tabom (Afro-Brazilian returnees to Ghana) ancestors by remembering their legacy. It occurred to me that there are a string of significant events and coincidences that took place during the month of august that are somehow in twined with Tabom history, and as a descendant; this... Continue Reading →
The volunteer who came to supervise the feeding of many children... The first thing I noticed about Carlos Suarez when we first met in the Dominican Republic less than a month ago, was his height. Standing past 6″ it would be easy to feel intimidated judging by his stature alone, had I not already communicated... Continue Reading →
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