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When I was a 15-year-old freshman in high school I went with my mom, second cousin, and grandparents to the Guatemalan highlands to visit my grandparents’ various humanitarian projects. During this trip, it became apparent to me that I was of almost no use whatsoever. I didn’t have any hard skills to offer, which made … Continue reading »

Almost as soon as I returned home from my summer in Uganda, I started receiving the dreaded question, “How was it?” Although I was fully expecting my family and friends to have a lot of questions about Africa, I was not (and still am not) prepared to answer that question concisely. How to sum up … Continue reading »