*WARNING PICTURES IN THIS POST MAY BE GRAPHIC FOR SOME. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED* It has been an eventful couple days at clinic. The 0530 wake ups are not made easier by music from the near by university playing at 0300. Breakfast is our most promising meal of the day with Spanish omelettes, toast, the … More Clinic Days Post 2
Our first day of clinic has come to an end. Four hundred people seen in 6 hours. The countless number of children that stole my heart were endless. Working in the triage area I was able to meet so many thankful individuals that traveled near and far to receive care. I haven’t taken a manual … More Clinic Day 1
Our first weekend in Kenya has been one of many adjustments. Cattle and goat roaming the streets, mosquito nets that remind you of the princess bed you never, and my personal favourite – the squat toilets. Yes you heard me correctly we are practicing our squats. We have done lots of driving in our 12 … More Swahili lesson: Mambo (what’s up!)
The day has finally arrived! April 19th – the day we have all been waiting for. The journey to Kenya begins. Fifteen hours of flight time ahead of us with a a stop in the land of swiss chocolate. We have checked in our gazillion bags and got our coffee, and now I have a … More Kwaheri Canada! Jambo Africa
The wait is over!! I was beginning to freak out. Just ask any one of my friends. In the middle of March, I literally started googling “acceptance to grad school” stumbled across this blog about Grad School Purgatory The Grad Student Blog and her positive story about receiving her acceptance helped for maybe 5 minutes before my … More Grad School Purgatory is finally over!
I figure I should dedicate my first post to where it all began — Canada 150. Like many others who had the idea to explore their own country to celebrate the sesquicentennial milestone of our beautiful country, I made sure my ideas turned into actions. I traveled east then west, then west and back east … More The travel bug bit me in Canada
The mountains are calling... but I still live with my parents 