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The Mission Is Huge

Posted by Bryn on August 17, 2010 at 9:21 am

The island of New Providence is just a shade under 80 square miles, and while it is one of the smaller islands in the Bahamas it is the largest (by far) in terms of population. I have only lived here for two and a half months, but with each passing week I am gaining a [...]

City of Contrasts

Posted by Bryn on July 28, 2010 at 12:00 pm

The islands of New Providence and Paradise Island have provided me with a very unique experience thus far. There is an opulence here that surpasses anything I ever witnessed in Toronto. But there is also widespread poverty here that is startling and heart-wrenching. And, incredibly, these two contexts exist almost side by side. Just last [...]

Crumby Sundays Make Me Happy

Posted by Bryn on October 9, 2009 at 2:55 pm

One of my weekly routines is to set out the chairs for The Well. I realize that I haven’t been called to be a seating engineer, but I do enjoy the solitude that comes with this set-up in an environment that I adore. The last couple of set-ups in particular have made me smile. As [...]