tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18252373.post8851368741053830290..comments2023-10-07T04:51:39.905-06:00Comments on the things i know: chocolate cake for breakfastluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07623389405478450863noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18252373.post-69674309135900616122008-02-06T08:01:00.000-07:002008-02-06T08:01:00.000-07:00i wrote a response yesterday and then blogger deci...i wrote a response yesterday and then blogger decided to send it to the lost comment universe.<BR/><BR/>first of all, i am not freaked out by people i don't know commenting at all. quite the contrary, i am always flattered.<BR/><BR/>here is what i think about 'working in the field' - you can do this where ever you are in some capacity. i really do believe all the crap about 'development starts at home' and 'think globally, act locally' and i often wonder if my knowledge of my own culture wouldn't be more useful than pretending to understand someone else's culture.<BR/><BR/>and there is no one saying that you cannot one day work in the field you are passionate about. i often have to remind myself that if i were to leave the world of development tomorrow that there is no rule that says i cannot return. just as there is no rule that says you cannot get experience in other fields and then apply them elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>i hope that covers everything that i had originally typed and then finally got around to retyping today!<BR/><BR/>welcome back anytime!luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07623389405478450863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18252373.post-20430119609986138932008-02-02T10:36:00.000-07:002008-02-02T10:36:00.000-07:00I hope that I don't freak you out by commenting on...I hope that I don't freak you out by commenting on your blog, but I guess that if you are putting your thoughts out there on the internet you know that there are bound to be strangers like me who lurk on your page now and then. I am a friend of K's and I read your blog quite often. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure why today is the day that I am finally inspired to speak up, but for some unknown reason today I felt the need to thank you for what you are doing with your life. <BR/><BR/>I am a Development Studies grad from U of C who has along the way been sucked into the corporate culture of Calgary. I often find myself wishing I had the guts, and now that I am married and have a mortgage to pay; the ability to leave everything here and actually work in the field that I am passionate about. <BR/><BR/>What you are doing is incredibly challenging, and hopefully, rewarding enough to make all of your sacrifices feel worth it. Keep it up. <BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18252373.post-52344111335781543352008-02-02T08:34:00.000-07:002008-02-02T08:34:00.000-07:00I love your sense of humor, along with your sense ...I love your sense of humor, along with your sense of purpose and optimism. Hang tough, with your ruby red nails, Lu!La Cabeza Grandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316752959658920142noreply@blogger.com