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Journey from Gold Mining to Water Engineering in Ghana

The chapter follows a person's journey from searching for gold in the Arctic Circle to working in oil and gas exploration in Eastern Turkey, leading to a realization of the environmental impacts. It then shifts to meeting their wife who influenced positive changes in their lifestyle, prompting a shift from the oil industry to studying water engineering for environmental protection. The chapter also touches on the speaker's work at the World Bank in Ghana, focusing on providing clean water through drilling water wells to combat waterborne diseases like guinea worm.

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