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Reflecting on the Good and the Bad

Hello, hello! My past couple of weeks have been full of the normal routine, long days seeing patients at the clinic and restful evenings in the house or exploring the city. Since I don’t have too much to update you…

Week 10 and 11: Mary Open Doors and Octavia Waight

During the past couple of weeks I have volunteered with the local  shelter and nursing home as part of an extension to the hospital and further connecting with the community. Mary Open Doors is a shelter located in San Ignacio,…

School Health Screenings

Hello again! Another exciting couple of weeks have passed for me here in Nairobi. I feel like time is passing so quickly; sometimes it’s hard to believe that I have been here for nearly 4 months already! On Friday of…

Time flies when you’re having fun

I can’t believe I am just a week away from marking three months of living in San Pedro. So much has been happening that sometimes it feels impossible to keep up. Ever since November, Christmas lights and decorations have filled…

Week 12: Travels and Familiar Faces :)

Moin!!!! Which is how you say hello in Northern Germany 🙂 My internship gave me a week off to visit some friends of mine from my exchange semester. A very needed week off, the past month I found that I…

Highs, Lows, and Shoutouts

Hola!  I’m not going to lie, sitting here staring at a blank screen that soon needs to be filled with 500 words feels really daunting this week. The past couple weeks have been full of the big and little moments…

Week 11: Airport Reflections

Helllllooo friends! I’m saying hello in English today because, guess what, I went to an English speaking country! This post was written immediately before my flight (however… time got away from me so I am posting it now). I was…

Reminders, Fulfillment, and Adventuring

Hello again! My life since last updating you all has been a mix of consistency in my daily work and having some fun adventures in my free time. My everyday work at the clinic has fallen back into normalcy after…

Lessons learned

For today’s blog, I wanted to take a different route. A friend recently asked me what I’ve been learning since I arrived here, and after some reflection, I thought it would be nice to share a few lessons from my…

Week 8 and 9 – Complexities of Healthcare

Differences in Healthcare The San Ignacio Community Hospital has opened my eyes to many things. Particularly the differences in medical cases, the past couple of months have involved a continuing rise in dengue cases which is due to contamination in…