Justify
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 9 September, 2011
- 2 Comments
J from Tales from the Hood posted his “why I do this” story recently, and reading it started me thinking why I do … more Blood & Milk…
I’m Going to Disney World!
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 19 September, 2010
- 4 Comments
Well, no. Actually I’m going to New York to cover the MDG summit, which is way better for a development geek like me. If you’re going to be there too, … more Blood & Milk…
Me, in other places
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 8 April, 2010
- No Comments
What if we renamed Chagas to “blood sucking assassin bug disease?” I sexify NTDs over at End the Neglect.* Just to demonstrate that I have range, I also have a … more Blood & Milk…
Finding Funding
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 1 March, 2010
- 9 Comments
One question I get asked very often by readers of this blog is how I got funding for my first overseas internship. It was an unpaid position with a multilateral … more Blood & Milk…
How I got fired
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 15 March, 2008
- No Comments
I’ve got a new post up at Damsels in Success, about getting fired from my first job. It has nothing to do with international development, but I’m pleased with it … more Blood & Milk…
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 18 January, 2008
- 2 Comments
A love letter to my last job (you don’t have to be crazy to work there but it helps) I love that we are first in and last out, that … more Blood & Milk…

