“Give” and Take
It’s so easy to fall into the habit of interacting with only expats and missing the real life that is happening around you when you live as a minority in a country. About a month into the fellowship, I had the privilege of being invited to a Malawian wedding reception. One of my coworkers was […]
Lesson I learned from the community!
So, I always thought of my fellowship with MASS Design Group as a means for me to fulfill my desire to contribute to Global Health, because… well, we build hospitals! And who doesn’t see how hospitals contribute to the well being of communities, especially in countries like Rwanda? However, this one morning, while I was […]
Good Morning, Sir
My daily walk to work always feels like a grand event. Within minutes of emerging from my home, the neighborhood children announce my arrival with joyful shouts of “Muzungu! Muzungu!,” a term used to describe foreigners. My procession up the hill is usually accompanied by two or three of the children brazen enough to follow […]