Comments on: Fields Days http://sarahlewis.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/fields-days/ Engineers Without Borders Canada Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Erin http://sarahlewis.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/fields-days/#comment-31 Erin Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:01:25 +0000 http://sarahlewis.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/fields-days/#comment-31 hey sarah! great to hear more news from you. so many posts - wahoooo!!! your dad forwarded andrew telegdi's newsletter to everyone at the national office - needless to say, they're all very proud of you (myself included) and the teasing was minimal! also, i dropped your garbage bag of stuff at your parents house this weekend. i hope they got it! so sounds like you are settling in really well and out in the field already - oh boy! you look beautiful in your ghanaian clothing :) i'd like to hear more about your work. are there any other EWB volunteers you're working with? (aka Luke) you are both working with MoFA, so what's the difference between your positions and how do you interact? are you building on his work, or at least EWB's reputation? (undoubtedly you are, but to what degree?) have you had any major challenges at work so far? i know, i have so many questions. but mainly i just want to say hi, i'm listening and i love you! -erin hey sarah! great to hear more news from you. so many posts – wahoooo!!!

your dad forwarded andrew telegdi’s newsletter to everyone at the national office – needless to say, they’re all very proud of you (myself included) and the teasing was minimal!

also, i dropped your garbage bag of stuff at your parents house this weekend. i hope they got it!

so sounds like you are settling in really well and out in the field already – oh boy! you look beautiful in your ghanaian clothing :)

i’d like to hear more about your work. are there any other EWB volunteers you’re working with? (aka Luke) you are both working with MoFA, so what’s the difference between your positions and how do you interact? are you building on his work, or at least EWB’s reputation? (undoubtedly you are, but to what degree?) have you had any major challenges at work so far?

i know, i have so many questions. but mainly i just want to say hi, i’m listening and i love you!

-erin

]]> By: Ryan Case http://sarahlewis.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/fields-days/#comment-30 Ryan Case Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:18:16 +0000 http://sarahlewis.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/fields-days/#comment-30 Hey Sarah! Thanks for taking the time to make all the wonderful posts! The comments and pictures are doing a great job of helping me to put off studying for finals :P You mentioned that you are trying to practice more of the local greetings by this point - out of curiosity, how have the linguistic challenges been for you so far? Have you found it has been much easier in English speaking Ghana than in French speaking Cameroon? Thanks again for the great posts, and I'd say I would have to agree with Mr. Telegdi - the world would be a lot better off with more awesome people like you! all the best, Ryan Hey Sarah!

Thanks for taking the time to make all the wonderful posts! The comments and pictures are doing a great job of helping me to put off studying for finals :P

You mentioned that you are trying to practice more of the local greetings by this point – out of curiosity, how have the linguistic challenges been for you so far? Have you found it has been much easier in English speaking Ghana than in French speaking Cameroon?

Thanks again for the great posts, and I’d say I would have to agree with Mr. Telegdi – the world would be a lot better off with more awesome people like you!

all the best,

Ryan

]]> By: Ben http://sarahlewis.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/fields-days/#comment-29 Ben Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:18:18 +0000 http://sarahlewis.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/fields-days/#comment-29 Hey Sarah! Great to hear from you as usual :) I remember my first time with a hoe and cutlass, and the blisters that pained me for about a week afterwards! Farming is tough work, especially now, when it must be still very dry and hot in the Upper East! I was lucky, the days had cooled to about 30 or so before I ever had much physical labour to do. I'm also interested to hear how the social network of the blacksmiths works... sounds like it could be pretty interesting. Keep us posted! We're missing you lots as we start planning for the summer term, getting geared up for another exciting, Canada Day, haha. Oh boy, interesting memories. Have a good one, and thanks for another great post! Ben Hey Sarah!

Great to hear from you as usual :) I remember my first time with a hoe and cutlass, and the blisters that pained me for about a week afterwards! Farming is tough work, especially now, when it must be still very dry and hot in the Upper East! I was lucky, the days had cooled to about 30 or so before I ever had much physical labour to do.

I’m also interested to hear how the social network of the blacksmiths works… sounds like it could be pretty interesting. Keep us posted!

We’re missing you lots as we start planning for the summer term, getting geared up for another exciting, Canada Day, haha. Oh boy, interesting memories.

Have a good one, and thanks for another great post!

Ben

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