January 2011
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Studying abroad in Africa: Empire-style!
“We gave you your independence, now you give me a discount on that fish”.
Sekondi, Ghana, 1964.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/14/orphans-cambodia-aids-holidays-madonna
“Inevitably, the needs of impoverished communities are subverted by the demands of wealthy visitors. Alexia Nestora ran the North American arm of a major “voluntourism” group and admitted such firms loved orphanage stops. “They sell the best and are the most tearjerking projects to...
