Moving to Haiti- a dream come true!
I officially have just over 2 weeks before I take off for my year of working with 2nd Story Goods/ Much Ministries in Gonaives, Haiti. I am actually writing this blog from Spain, where I am taking a personal trip…
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a Nepali minute clinic
A lot has happened since I have last blogged. I am now halfway through week 6 here in Nepal. I cannot believe how fast time has gone. I am almost halfway through my experience here. So here are a few…
7 Weeks and Counting!
I feel like the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland when he says, “I’m late! I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!” While everything is set up for Spain, I am scurrying to finish my home “to-do list”…
Breathing
At the beginning of this week I purposefully reflected that my goal throughout the week was to be generous, empathetic and curious. Generous to the students, the teachers and my host family. Empathetic of those feeling pain and despair in…
Kob! Kob!
“Kob! Kob!” yelled the little lady who always demands for something every time she sees me. Sometimes it’s an emphatic request for food, other times my clothes or accessories like my watch and sunglasses. Sometimes she skips the demands and…
four are no more, time flies when you’re having fun
This is the end of week four. This past week I was in nephrology like I said before, but before the week was finished I switched units to the MICU. Nephro was very very very slow and there was not…
Week Fourteen Through Sixteen | हफ्ते चौधौं सोह्रौं
Halfway through my fourteenth week in Nepal, we finished our work tying together the sidewalks, topping off the brick walls of the classrooms, and clearing out all debris, unused bricks, piles of aggregate gravel and sand. The school was finished,…
“El Primer Grito de La Independencia!” (Week 5, Part 3)
Saturday, August 11th Today I slept in and took it easy during the afternoon. Then in the evening I went with my host family to Fiesta de La Luz, a 5-day celebration for “el primer grito de la independencia” (“the…
Waramutse!
August 20, 4:00 pm Mwiriwe. Good evening. There are so many sounds to wake up to in Rwanda. I just woke up from an afternoon nap and I have begun to pay attention to the sounds outside my door.…
Nucleo and New Heights (Week 5, Part 2)
Tuesday, August 7th Well, I did not have time to post about the surprise party last night, but it went very well. Pictures to come! I continued at Sinamune today and then went to Nucleo. Some of the same people…