by Natalie Karneef | Aug 19, 2015
It’s been almost 15 months, with a 3 month break, since I left Canada. I left with a mission: to find a different way of life, that was less about depending on one person and a frantic career to fulfill me, and more about being in community, having purpose, and...
by Natalie Karneef | May 5, 2015
I have to come clean about one of the reasons I came to New Zealand. Usually, I say that I fell in love with the people here. That is true. Also, the jaw-dropping beauty around every corner, and the laidback pace of life. The fact that Kiwis go to the mall barefoot,...
by Natalie Karneef | Nov 26, 2014
There’s this awesome thing in New Zealand. It’s called car relocation. Yeah, they probably have it in other parts of the world, too, but I guess since people come here specifically to drive from Point A to Point B (and with good reason – if you want to feel like...
by Natalie Karneef | Jun 17, 2014
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by Natalie Karneef | May 29, 2014
When I first spoke with Nyaka’s founder, Jackson Kaguri, about coming here to volunteer, I raised what I thought was a pretty important point. “I don’t have any skills,” I said. Obviously I didn’t mean it in an absolute way, but in the sense of skills they might need...
by Natalie Karneef | May 21, 2014
I’m not at all proud to admit this, but a few days after I landed in Uganda, I was feeling sorry for myself. That’s right: the white girl living in the guesthouse with windows and floors and someone bringing her food – the Canadian without HIV or AIDS and with...
