[Montréal, Québec, Canada -2°C] I can imagine the emotional depth and confused sense of belonging/alienation that must come from a return visit to one’s homeland ofter a very long and forced exile. At least I think I can. The documentary film by Jen Marlowe, Rebuilding Hope, offers a glimpse of estrangement as it collides with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘diaspora’
Recovery in a post-conflict South Sudan
[MONTRÉAL] Yesterday, I submitted an elaborate funding proposal to help finance a trip to South Sudan. The entire document fills 34 pages with: the themes I want to investigate, the contacts already established in Canada and South Sudan (and their letters of intent to collaborate), the objectives and expected results, the distribution strategies for the [...]
24 hours in Ottawa
[OTTAWA] Up at 6h30, I managed to get out the door by 7h15 to catch the 8h00 bus to Ottawa. I have 4 meetings scheduled with people I’ve only spoken with over the phone and a dinner and sleepover with Rory and Ronaye, friends of mine who live nicely snug between the Rideau Canal [...]
