As my time winds down to the final couple days here in Mugumu and at the Safe House, I find I have several topical blog posts I'd like to write, but little current motivation to do so. So instead I feel inclined to simply share some stories and thoughts of the past several weeks before my volunteer …
There is a wide variety of health education needs in a group of 81 young women, especially when they encompass a wide range of ages, education, and experiences. Preparing to do health education, I asked Neema, the social worker and current go to person, what sort of health issues were most pertinent. Hygiene always seems …
In just the two weeks I have been here, the Safe House has lived up to its name. This is a place where girls and young women can flee the brutal practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Here they can find safety from an early marriage that ends their education. It provides safety from ignorance as girls …
It is another gorgeous sunny breezy day here in Mugumu. It's Saturday so I got to sleep in a smidge and enjoy another hearty breakfast with Laura and Tarik on the small patio of our home away from home, the Thompson Parking Hotel. "Thompson" as in the Thompston Gazelle and "Parking" because... they provide parking? …
This week concludes my time in Arusha. The nostalgia is settling thickly over my time here. This feels very much like the beginning of the end though I still have much to look forward to. Next week I move to Mugumu for my much anticipated work at the Safe House, and then I get to spend …
I finished the trip report, photos and all, of the trek my father and two friends made of Mt. Kilimanjaro this February and March. Check the whole thing out under "Adventures" on the blog menu, or right here: Kilimanjaro's Lemosho Route Trip Report!
Flipping through my SST journal from six years ago has helped to add some perspective to my current experiences in Tanzania. I'm actually impressed with my 20-21 year old self's analysis and introspection, and I'm surprised by the threads that run through that writing and my current experience. As I've stated before, I love questions. …
I had the great pleasure of hosting my parents on their first trip to East Africa! For those who spend extended periods abroad, it is a great treat to have friends and family come visit the life we've made for yourself in a new land. (prepare for a long post and many photos...) My parents both …
My birthday always come around and I am reminded less of myself and more of all the wonderful strong women I share this world with. International Women's Day (IWD) falls on March 8th each year and is "a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call …
Level by level, rung by rung, step by step, little by little. A Kiswahili phrase I learned from the local Maasai boy who was basically my personal guide up Raspberry Hill and down to the Themi Hills waterfall. A phrase I often pair with another popular Swahili saying: pole pole meaning slowly. These concepts are very familiar …
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