The other week, I found myself sitting in a parking lot, filled with old North American school buses (now used as city buses in Nicaragua), asking a 73 year old Nicaraguan what life was like during the Sandanista revolution - and I thought, "Is this really my job?". I don't really know how I got so lucky to be able to spend days visiting people, asking them questions and taking photos.
Then it hits me when I'm faced with the task of writing their stories. At first, I found the blank page pretty daunting and was afraid to start putting words to paper, in fear that whatever I wrote would stick. But practice makes perfect. I'm starting to get into the writing habit and am learning my own methods for writing. The ability to sit down and play with words, and create a story out of a blank page is something that I'm starting to look forward to.
So, in case anyone is wondering if I am doing any work - here are links to stories I wrote for the MEDATrust website. These were my first stories so be gentle. I hope that in five months time you will have seen plenty of improvement.
Rebuilding in the face of disaster:
New Hope in the Heart of Nicaragua
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Audrey - Interesting stories - well done. You do have a great job!
Great work Audrey!!! And your job seems very interesting, you are very lucky!!! Now how about locating that dehumidifer??
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