Meghan Baird
My blogs
Blogs I follow
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- Lessons From the Field
- Morgantown Running
- Not all those who wander are lost
- Safari Maji
- T@R@dox
| Location | EMAIL ME, meghanmsbaird@gmail.com |
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| Introduction | I have just finished teaching in Ikotos, Southern Sudan, East Africa for a year. Currently, I am in Graduate school for Community Counseling, and plan to return to Africa (Kuria, Kenya) in February '09. I am quite pleased that the global community responded to the need for education in Sudan, by financially and spiritually supporting me. THANK YOU. Just a little background about myself: I am originally from Bowie, MD. I have a B.F.A. in Fine Arts from Shepherd College and a B.A. in International Studies/Africa from West Virginia University. I went to Mali, W.Africa in 2003 for a month for graduate study and that sparked my passion for the people in Africa who's voices are ignored or overshadowed in pop-culture. I spent a year in Sudan to teach, but to also do research on the mental health issues of people who are dealing with post-traumatic stress. While visiting different missionaries, one thing I realized was the need for counseling to those who work in Africa. So that's what I plan to do in Kenya upon receiving my degree; but as of late, I am the Project Manager for Education w/ Nuru International. Join me on this journey! |
| Favorite Books | They Poured Fire On Us From The Sky (ed.Bernstein); A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah); This Our Exile: A Spiritual Journey With the Refugees of East Africa (James Martin; Simply Christian (N.T. Wright); and I Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families (Paul Gourevitch) |