Carl Densem
Articles by Carl Densem

A Delhi state of mind
September 24 2018 PostcardBeneath the surface of New Delhi traffic lies acceptance. One might easily miss it amid the …

Haggling in India
September 10 2018 Postcard Photo by Carl Densem
It feels as though everyone in India is an entrepreneur. A fair assumption when travelling the country …

The Taj Mahal – Stepping into pure wonder
February 8 2016 PostcardLike a number of awe-inspiring experiences, coming face-to-face with the Taj Mahal is finally reaching the front of the winding line from which you couldn’t glimpse the attraction. Unlike others, …

Haggling in India
January 25 2016 ColumnsIt feels as though everyone in India is an entrepreneur. A fair assumption when travelling the country is that no product or service is too insignificant to bargain over. Even those already in …

A Delhi state of mind
January 11 2016 InternationalBeneath the surface of New Delhi traffic lies acceptance. One might easily miss it amid the cacophonous honks, the strain of overworked engines and the veil of smog, but it is persistent. You find it…

Helping Bolivians, helping ourselves
November 2 2015 InternationalGretchen Ferguson with members of an indigenous craft cooperative in Churicana, Bolivia. | Photo courtesy of Gretchen …

Dreams, resilience, support: a mix for success
September 21 2015 CommunityFor refugees dealing with a new land and memories of past ordeals, learning English is notoriously difficult. Thankfully, there are those who want to help and none are more strong willed than the …

“Multiculturalism is new to me”
August 24 2015 ColumnsBorn in Zimbabwe to a white family in the 1980s, I was kept mostly separate from native, black Zimbabweans – albeit less so than a generation before. As I grew up and attended a racially integrated…

Breakneck race pedals into Burnaby
July 6 2015 SocialAs the FIFA Women’s World Cup comes to…

Do sweat it: Youth sports against gang life
June 22 2015 CommunityA new initiative, co-founded by a Top 25 Under 25 award winner, targets youth crime in Vancouver by encouraging participation in sports.
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