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Advice and Observations for the Future of La Ceiba

Advice and Observations for the Future of La Ceiba

The latest class readings provide valuable insight into the future success and sustainability of La Ceiba. The “Real Good, Not...

Evaluating Opposition to Find Key to Success

Evaluating Opposition to Find Key to Success

This week’s reading of Datar’s Clients Must Come First and Fisher’s Real Good not Feel Good provided insightful commentary on...

Old friends, new ones.

Old friends, new ones.

I’m going to try and make up for my tardiness with girth. Make jokes as (in)appropriate. I apologize for taking...

Client-Centered Impact Analysis

Client-Centered Impact Analysis

Both of these readings are extremely applicable to my particular aspect of La Ceiba this semester, impact.   Which is why...

True Impact

True Impact

Both “In MFI, Clients Must Come First” and “Real Good, Not Feel Good,” reiterate the points made in the Illich...

Intentions in Development Involvement

Intentions in Development Involvement

Mission trips, alternative spring breaks and various other volunteer trips all have one thing in common – the benevolence those...

Accepting Self-Interest and Why it’s Important to Success

Accepting Self-Interest and Why it’s Important to Success

It would be both pretentious and unrealistic to describe who I am in words. I could tell you my name,...

Cultural Relativism Leads to Self-Doubt

Cultural Relativism Leads to Self-Doubt

Illich is troubling, no doubt about that.  Especially his point that we’re working with people who can’t tell us to...

Infinity and Beyond

Infinity and Beyond

Who am I? Shawn Gillis, a sophomore and a pessimist. I spend an unhealthy amount of time on the computer...

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