Last Chance to Be…

I just got back from Harborne Hall for the last time. This one was a long hard stint and the benefits will take a few days to sink in. I am however, now versed in the art of facilitation, negotation, conflict management, role play, body sculpture, theatre, participatory approaches and stakeholder analysis.

Not to mention the fact we discovered the answer the ultimate question of Life, The Universe and Everything. The question, more precisely, was deemed to be, Which is Better - a Shower or a Bath? Surprisingly, the Bath won. The proof is below:

I think they use scientific models like the one above to work out solutions to more trivial matters like world peace, but I thought it was about time the tool was applied to something more appropriate.

While I am on a multimedia type tip, I should mention there is an exciting new video to watch which I managed to copy while at HH. I am going to risk getting into trouble at this point. I couldn’t find any copyright notices on it, so I ripped it and put the section about Ghana on Youtube. If I have done something wrong along the way there, sorry. Anyway, this is a short video about some of the work VSO does in the Volta Region of Ghana, obviously very exciting for me. Have a look,

Fascinating for me to see what it’s like there before I arrive. It helps for me to create more images in my head which will be nothing like it when I get there! Oh, forgot to mention, I met another Volunteer, Aleno, (hi!) who is going to be working close-by to me in Ghana. I am no longer freaked out by the thought that I will be all alone for two years!

I have a few more updates to make to the site over the next few weeks (how could you fail to notice the name change which I just remembered) so will make a post each time and then I wll be off!