Author: Teryn Warnke
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A day in the (camp) life.
Mornings start early here. My alarm goes off at 6:00am, but I hit the snooze button a couple times before dragging my butt out of bed around 6:15am. I enjoy quiet mornings alone, so I always try to wake up early and get to the kitchen before everyone else. As I wait for my coffee…
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Football on the World’s Longest Beach
Today I got to experience a bit of Bangladeshi culture – a picnic, hosted by my organization’s local staff. But there were no blankets, or picnic baskets, or a grassy little nook to spread out on while we sipped wine, ate cheese, and chatted. It turns out a Bangladeshi picnic is a big DIY event…
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“So, what exactly are you doing there?”
I’ve received many questions from friends around the world since moving to Bangladesh: “Is it hot there?”, “Where are you staying?”, “Are you working with good people”, “What’s the food like?”, etc… most of which are pretty easy to answer: “Yes, it’s hot”, “In an apartment”, “Yes, they’re all awesome”, “rice, veggies, fruit, chapati, nutella,…
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2 am Argentina wins
It’s 36 degrees and I’m sitting on a plastic chair inside a sweltering, dusty, bamboo and plastic building. I’m completely drenched in sweat, and heavily regretting having not brought my running shoes today as I’m getting hotter by the minute in my knee-high rubber boots. My required long pants, long-sleeve shirt, and scarf around my…
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Day 1 of Doxy
The most expensive bag of trail mix ever It’s been 29 hours so far – I’ve had three meals of questionable plane food, purchased an absurdly expensive coffee and bag of trail mix, my first dose of doxycycline (the daily anti-malarial I’m supposed to be on for the next 13 months, and definitely not something…
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How do you pack for a year?
Seriously though? How do I fit everything I need for a year into 2 bags? And how do I even write a blog? For those of you who don’t yet know, I’ve decided to make a bit of a career change… as of today, I’m leaving Canada behind and embarking on a new journey –…
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