Author: The Urban Wanderer
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A Reflection of the Week
This post was originally from February 27, 2020 The last few days we’ve been able to settle in a bit at Missionvale and come to understand how things work … or not work. It’s like organized disorganization. Unless we assert ourselves with the staff regarding how we could help, we could easily spend the day […]
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Day 1 at Volunteering in a Township – Bring it on
This post was originally from February 25, 2020 Today was our first full day working at Missionvale Care Centre. Yesterday we went there just for the morning so that we could get a tour of the place. It is quite an amazing facility. It was started by a nun named Sister Ethel who saw the […]
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The Long Journey to South Africa
Originally written on February 24, 2020 Hi there everyone! It was a long-assed journey but we have arrived in one piece to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. There was a point during our travels where we questioned whether or not we’d make it in one piece, but thankfully here we are. Our questionable flight was from […]
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Dumb & Dumber Do Africa
This post was originally from February 20, 2020 Hi there Everyone, It is the final countdown!! In less than 24 hours I will be off in an airplane flying to the other side of the world. I couldn’t be more excited because this time I am heading back to South Africa and then Mozambique and […]
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Farewell and Yamas ~ a reflection from my time in Greece
Yesterday was Friday and my very last day in Greece. We were unsure of whether or not we would be going to camp but even though camp wasn’t back to normal, we were given the green light to go in and do the laundry. Laundry is one of the other tasks CCS volunteers are required […]
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Working in a Refugee Camp – a few stories to share and a little road trip’n
This post was originally from October 3, 2019 On Tuesday we had to close the warehouse shop because of all the tension in the camp. We have the back room completely sorted now so there wasn’t anything more for me to do. I asked if I could go over to the Female Friendly Space and […]
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Back to Reality ~ Working in a Refugee Camp
This post is originally from September 30, 2019 So a little continuation from yesterday … As you already know, yesterday the four of us decided to hike up to a monastery. Half way through I wimped out and decided to turn back as my bummed ankle was not working in my favor. The girls continued […]
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Hydra – A Greek Paradise
This post is originally from September 29, 2019 This weekend has been nothing but a Greek paradise. Arriving in Hydra at night, all we could tell was that it looked super cute with the white washed buildings and narrow cobblestone streets. Waking up and seeing it in daylight turned the island into vibrant colours. The […]
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Working in a Refugee Camp ~ week 1
This post is originally from September 27, 2019 Today is Friday which is the last day of work for the week. Lucy and I spent most of the day in the warehouse sorting through clothes and again came across some real doozies of outfits. We seem to literally get caught with our pants down as […]
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Volunteering in Ritsona ~ camp life so far
This post was originally from September 26, 2019 The last few days have been productive as we have been able to go into camp to work. There are a few NGO’s working in the camp. There is IOM (International Organization for Migration) which is part of the UN and they are the big bosses – they […]
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