Sharing Your Narrative Out of Respect for Those You Serve
Zainab Salbi took the stage at Chelsea Piers in New York City with such poise and grace. With light streaming in the large windows, I sat with the rest of the 2014-2015 class of Global Health Corps fellows in awe – drawn to her experience as she spoke with honesty and humility. Her words had […]
The [neuro]science of operations management
When typing an email, we expect with a great deal of certainty that our thoughts will translate to words on the screen through the movement of our fingers across a keyboard. The pressing of a finger on a key is the output of a highly efficient process whose origins can be traced through the body […]
The Secrets of the Baobab
Did you know that the Baobab tree has a fruit? Me neither. The Baobab trees are images often associated with the natural beauty of Malawi, and frequently make their way onto postcards, paintings, and pictures of the country. These large, bulbous trees provide a picture of Malawian wildlife that is simultaneously magnanimous and whimsical. Despite […]
And so it began…
It was the kind of warm, Rwandan morning that makes an expat forget they miss friends and family. Regina and I approached the gates of the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) stadium dressed to the nines and buzzed by the excitement of a large crowd waiting to enter the event. We were attending […]
Challenging the barriers to health care by challenging our values
When settling into a new country, one must go through a process, if you may, in order to adapt to his or her new surroundings. Moves aren’t easy, but as humans we’re wired to acclimate to our surroundings for survival. It’s been two months since I started my fellowship here in Uganda, and it’s been […]
The Inspiration
In most of my childhood memories, there’s always been a single story about how to acquire HIV – promiscuous sex. Yet when I signed up to become a Global Health Corps fellow, i had no idea how, within a matter of months, this story would be changed. With a University degree, its ample to say […]