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Archetypes of Escape #2: “I felt compelled to escape grinding poverty and exploitation”

October 31, 2019June 30, 2022 Ellysse V. Dick 1340 Views 0 Comment Before The Journey, Bribery and Corruption, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, Fletcher students’ research experience, Friends and Networks, Identity and Documents, Money and Finance, Nepal, Religion, Smuggling, The Journey

Includes: escape from debt; Juju; weakening incomes; exploitative work like sex work; indentured farm labor


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