Priorities
I stayed with a Zimbabwean family in a rural village for a few days last month, and in casual conversation the mother asked me what percentage of Canadians had AIDS, and I realized I couldn’t answer. As a person who considers myself fairly well read this was a bit embarrassing. I said I knew it … Continue reading
What do you say
There is no good way to ask a teenager if their parents are still alive. There is no good way to have a girl tell you about the time her mother was attacked by dogs while working to pay for her school fees. There is no good way to respond when a woman tells you … Continue reading
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