Jon Clarke likes to play with words, understand people, and vice-versa. He’s English, and this manifests itself through an uncontrollable desire to have a nice cup of tea whenever possible. Global wanderings have taken him all over the place, nodding and smiling in a variety of different i[...]
Posts Tagged ‘impact’
Ending on a Down Note
What a lousy piece of news to receive at the beginning of my last week. The Costa Rican Institute of Tourism opted not to renew its contract to place a CREST teacher in Puerto Jimenez for the next term. I know these things happen. The tourist season was slow this year, with the recession. I’m [...]
“When are you coming back?”
To go away is to die a little, it is to die to that which one loves. Everywhere and always, one leaves behind a part of oneself. – Edmund Haraucourt Field work requires comfort with transience. Many development workers parachute into places, build their lives from scratch, weave themselves i[...]
