It’s unbelievable how much you can change in such a short amount of time when you put yourself in new and challenging environments. Two years ago, I had never been out of the continent and was in a blissful yet empty state of unawareness. One year ago, I had just returned from the most incredible […]
If I ever thought international development work was a little bit complicated before, I think its unbelievably complex now. When I returned from The Gambia one year ago, I thought I had everything figured out. When I returned from Tanzania one month ago, I thought I had nothing figured out. But sometimes forgetting everything you […]
On Monday, June 27th, our work really began. As we drove from our now-familiar tourist-town home in Arusha and watched the houses slowly get further and further apart as they were replaced by trees, crops, and cattle, I could tell that this week would be very different from the last. The air got warmer and […]
The plan. I thought I had it all figured out. I thought I knew exactly who I was and where I was going. I thought I knew what I wanted my life to be like. I grew up in a picturesque American family: I lived with my mother, father, brother, and two cats in a […]
