Category Archives: IFP

Stories about the 2011 New School International Field Program

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And then there was one

It’s a wrap. The IFP is over and my friends had left for vacations and other travels. I’ve decided to stay in Jinja for an additional week and pick up on a few other projects while I am here. I

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And then there was one

It’s a wrap. The IFP is over and my friends had left for vacations and other travels. I’ve decided to stay in Jinja for an additional week and pick up on a few other projects while I am here. I

And then there were four

If you are just joining the story, there were five of us in Jinja: Achilles, Edie, Darcy, Alicia and I. Achilles was our student-faculty coordinator who worked as a teaching assistant in our class and graduated at the end of

And then there were four

If you are just joining the story, there were five of us in Jinja: Achilles, Edie, Darcy, Alicia and I. Achilles was our student-faculty coordinator who worked as a teaching assistant in our class and graduated at the end of

Shade time

I headed to the back garden at a local café and was happy to find one of the couches empty. I sat there and reflected on the peacefulness of the day, the quiet in the garden; while sipping on a

Shade time

I headed to the back garden at a local café and was happy to find one of the couches empty. I sat there and reflected on the peacefulness of the day, the quiet in the garden; while sipping on a

Source of the Nile

We visited the source of the Nile today…if you didn’t know, it starts in Jinja at Lake Victoria. The water takes about three months to travel from the lake to the Mediterranean Sea. We brought some rolexes with us (chapati

Source of the Nile

We visited the source of the Nile today…if you didn’t know, it starts in Jinja at Lake Victoria. The water takes about three months to travel from the lake to the Mediterranean Sea. We brought some rolexes with us (chapati

Smelling the roses

I’m in-between assignments today -I also needed some lunch, so I decided to take a brain break and sit outside. No headphones. No book. Just a pencil and paper. Just a bottle of soda. crest bitter lemon if you wondering.

Smelling the roses

I’m in-between assignments today -I also needed some lunch, so I decided to take a brain break and sit outside. No headphones. No book. Just a pencil and paper. Just a bottle of soda. crest bitter lemon if you wondering.

Off to Jinja

We got into Jinja a few hours ago and went right into town to see the general layout and do a little grocery shopping…we just got back (8:30pm) and we’re all really tired, but we want to hang out a

Off to Jinja

We got into Jinja a few hours ago and went right into town to see the general layout and do a little grocery shopping…we just got back (8:30pm) and we’re all really tired, but we want to hang out a

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Kampala bound

We headed to Kampala today, our summer project officially starts tomorrow…so we need to get there a day early for orientation and planning. We’ll only be in town for a few days, then 5 of us will be headed to

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Kampala bound

We headed to Kampala today, our summer project officially starts tomorrow…so we need to get there a day early for orientation and planning. We’ll only be in town for a few days, then 5 of us will be headed to

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Fort Portal

We spent three days on the west side of the country, on the mountainous border with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). After a 7 plus hour flight, we hopped in a car at the airport and drove for six

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Fort Portal

We spent three days on the west side of the country, on the mountainous border with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). After a 7 plus hour flight, we hopped in a car at the airport and drove for six

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Two days in Dubai

We landed in Dubai and we were met by relatives of one of our friends. After a 12-13 hour flight, we wanted to get to the hotel, grab some snacks and go to bed. We quickly made plans to meet

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Two days in Dubai

We landed in Dubai and we were met by relatives of one of our friends. After a 12-13 hour flight, we wanted to get to the hotel, grab some snacks and go to bed. We quickly made plans to meet

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Road Trip

May 25th…May 26th (8,878 km to Dubai; speed 1042 km/hr) Location? Somewhere over the ocean and not quite to Greenland yet. The sky is lit up with the rays of sun that have yet to kiss the coast we just

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Road Trip

May 25th…May 26th (8,878 km to Dubai; speed 1042 km/hr) Location? Somewhere over the ocean and not quite to Greenland yet. The sky is lit up with the rays of sun that have yet to kiss the coast we just