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Dancing Sober: May 2012
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Sunday, May 13, 2012. Guest Post: On Culture Shock. The great thing about culture shock is you know it's going to end. You can get used to anything. But it doesn't seem that way when you first get there. I'm fairly well-travelled, and I've been in poor countries before: Ukraine, Belize, Guatemala, Quebec - but in those places I could, more or less, blend in. I try not to. Suggest a game of golf?
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Dancing Sober: Game Review: Mario & Luigi : Bowser's Inside Story
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Game Review: Mario and Luigi : Bowser's Inside Story. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Finished: March 20, 2012. Like the other DS Mario and Luigi RPG. The gameplay here is less about raw stats and dice rolls and more about timed attacks and minigames. I personally would have preferred a little more min-maxing and dice rolling (a matter of taste, I know).
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Dancing Sober: Shortages
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Friday, March 9, 2012. When I first arrived in Malawi in late January, I would see the occasional queue of cars at gas stations. The queues disappeared for a while, and returned with a vengeance about two weeks ago. Driving. is that a queue on the left? But there's no gas station around here. Can't acquire enough foreign currency to send employees travelling abroad.). Queue for hours (if not days, a...
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Dancing Sober: February 2012
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Sunday, February 26, 2012. Game Review: Metroid Fusion. For lack of a Goodreads. Esque forum in which to post my thoughts on video games, I shall use this blog. Finished: February 25, 2012. And was keen to play more games of the genre (what genre is that, anyway? Utilitarian, to put it in the best possible light. "Something's going wrong in sector 5! Food and drink in Malawi. I promised a post about...
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Dancing Sober: April 2012
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Sunday, April 15, 2012. Of cakes, brides, and dead presidents. The cake is a lie. This post has very little to do with cake. Tuesday night cake was delicious, nevertheless. ( Recipe here! 160;Icing is standard cream cheese icing.). We made it back to the office around 2:30, and the rain started pouring again. Dan deadpans that Malawi is such a small country, with a population starting to outgrow...
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Dancing Sober: November 2011
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Earlier this week, I signed on for a 5-month internship in Malawi, organized by the Canadian Co-operative Association. Ill be working with the Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives as, essentially, an IT manager. (The official job title is longer, but thats what it boils down to). . For now, some thoughts (and a few quick facts! Location: Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Dancing Sober: Of cakes, brides, and dead presidents
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Sunday, April 15, 2012. Of cakes, brides, and dead presidents. The cake is a lie. This post has very little to do with cake. Tuesday night cake was delicious, nevertheless. ( Recipe here! Icing is standard cream cheese icing.). We made it back to the office around 2:30, and the rain started pouring again. Dan deadpans that Malawi is such a small country, with a population starting to outgrow its...
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Dancing Sober: January 2012
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Friday, January 27, 2012. I arrived in Lilongwe last Saturday night, the 21st, after approximately 26 hours of traveling. Thats 4 flights, 5 airports, and 3 continents. . Stairs leading to gate 3. Past the security checkpoint. Location: Lilongwe International Airport (LLW), Lumbadzi, Malawi. Saturday, January 21, 2012. Some rambling notes on my adventures through airports so far:. 15:40 People are f...
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Dancing Sober: March 2012
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Savings and Credit Co-operatives, or SACCOs, are simply credit unions/caisses populaires by another name. In addition to all the other benefits of membership in a co-operative. SACCOs in developing countries are also helping to bring. 160;financial services to individuals and groups who arent served by traditional banks ( heres an example from India. And another from Malawi.
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Dancing Sober: Game Review: Metroid Fusion
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A blog about Malawi, travel, video games, technology, co-operatives, and whatever else happens to come up. Sunday, February 26, 2012. Game Review: Metroid Fusion. For lack of a Goodreads. Esque forum in which to post my thoughts on video games, I shall use this blog. Finished: February 25, 2012. And was keen to play more games of the genre (what genre is that, anyway? Utilitarian, to put it in the best possible light. "Something's going wrong in sector 5! March 27, 2012 at 9:11 AM. Its often called Metro...
