Jour 32 – J’ai enseigné encore un cours pour les talibés. Nous avons visité le bénéficiaire qui était en train de décider s’il va arrêter le business. Il a décidé d’arrêter le business bien que nous lui donnions une autre…
In the last two weeks I’ve been darting around Nairobi interviewing contacts, collecting information, finalizing logistics and more. In less than a week I drive down to Tanzania for the beginning of a whirlwind month: first to Mt. Meru for…
In my recent excursions making contacts, I’ve encountered two infamous African stereotypes and found them to be simultaneously very true and also more nuanced than one would expect. The first is the stereotype that African governments are stagnated by corruption…
In a small small town right outside of Suzhou (one of the major cities near Shanghai) lies a very renowned place called Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang is an ancient water town, like what Shanghai was maybe 800 years ago. It is surrounded…
As of now, I have completed about half of my placement here in Shanghai. A lot has changed, about my views of myself, my setting, and what I do. I want to be a nurse, and that is the main…
J’ai déjà mentionné les talibés mais il faut expliquer mieux leur situation. Les talibés sont normalement les fils des gens pauvres qui voudraient leurs fils apprennent le Coran. On peut commencer ses études à partie de 4 ans. Pour apprendre…
Jour 25 – J’ai encore essayé la boutique d’Orange pour vérifier mon numéro de téléphone. Cheikh m’a dit qu’une copie de mon passeport serais assez, mais il faut avoir l’original. Un jour je vais faire fixer mon cellulaire. Nous avons…
Karibu! My dear grandmother’s friend who lives in Dar es Salaam taught me that saying. It means greetings/welcome in Swahili. Thank you for joining me on this very exciting journey I will be pursuing! I can’t believe everything that is…
After a long week of work there is nothing better than traveling and exploring the vast land of China! One of the top places to see on my list is Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou is a place not so known for its…
Love is something that crosses boundaries and is something that does not need to be translated in a certain language. This week, we have another foreign volunteer from Maryland. She is learning Chinese, so there will be some language barriers.…