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Nats Ingonyana Bagithi Baba Sithi Uhm Ingonyama (Here Comes a Lion, Father, Oh Yes It’s a Lion)

From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun There’s more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done There’s far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But the sun rolling high Through the sapphire sky Keeps great and small on the endless round It’s the Circle of Life And it moves us all Through despair and hope Through faith and love Till we find our place On the path […]

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Here is Where I Am

Last week our studio projects were due. I stayed up long hours to finish (not to scare any potential DISers away) and I presented my work on Friday. The critique was nice…different and less brutal than what I am used to receiving which was a nice change. Crits took place over two days with most students coming in to studio two separate times – once to present their own work and once to listen and critique others’ work. There was also a Danish guest crit who gave some good advice […]

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London Part 2

This will be the second half of my travel to London. We left off last time with me finally getting through the exceedingly stingy customs agent and meeting up Levi at Baker Street. From this moment, at about 4pm on Friday night, I swear I didn’t blink until I left. Everything came so fast, and there was so much to see in the short 36 hours I would actually be on the ground, that I had to absorb as much as possible. First of all, compared to my living arrangements […]

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Santiago de Compostela and A Coruna

Hey all, So here is all about my adventure to Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña in Galicia, España. I visited Santiago three weeks ago in mid February, but I have been incredibly busy with school and traveling that I have not been able to upload much, but here it is now! Santiago de Compostela is famous because it is one of the pilgrimages. People walk hundreds of miles from throughout Spain and southern France to visit Santiago. Santiago means Saint James in Spanish, so everyone is doing this pilgrimage […]

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African Environment Day

I hear, I forget I see, I remember I do, I understand These were 12 of the 15 english words that a 74 year old Kikuyu woman knew how to say in English, the other three were “my name is”. The oldest woman at the United Nations Environmental Protection Conference in Nairobi, spoke about the impact that both the young and older generations can have on making a better environment in Kenya. It is though doing, and learning how to do with the help of the older generation. This years’ […]

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Sydney Harbour Boat Cruise, Mardi Gras, and Much More!

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is doing well back home! This past week and weekend were full of many fun activities in Sydney. Thursday afternoon after my internship, I was able to meet up with my sister Alyx’s friend from college who studied abroad in New Castle during a semester of her college experience. This is her third time back since, and she wants to move to Sydney eventually. It was great to talk to her and hear the advice that she has to offer since she was in my […]

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London Part 1

Hey all! I’m going to break my trip to London down into multiple posts because a lot happened in the 48 hours I was there. Let me first start with the trip to finally meeting up with Levi. I got up at the crack of dawn Friday morning to catch a bus to a tiny airport an hour away that is basically the exclusive airport for all of the cheap flights. The advantage for this was that I got to see more of the Norwegian country side, which is absolutely […]

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Sunday Funday

So, this morning was great because I got to head to the airport (a favorite place of mine) and meet up with the lovely Bailey over a cup of coffee before she caught her plane back to Greece. It was a great start to my Sunday! On my way home, I wandered around the streets a bit because, well, I had nothing else to do! One of the things that I love about Ireland is that nobody – I mean nobody – is a morning person. And because I am, […]

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Un Viaje- Wednesday

Returning to Quito on Tuesday didn’t mean our viaje was over. We had the opportunity to visit a primary healthcare clinic- Centro de Salud Guamaní, on our final day. Guamaní is a part of a network of primary healthcare clinics in the furthest southern part of Quito. They handle cases at the least complicated level we saw on our viaje- think of a really big doctor’s office. They boast four general practitioners, but also offer homeopathy, electromagnetic therapy and neurotherapy. First, we toured the complex. It is small, but has […]

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Un Viaje- Tuesday

So it turns out I learned a lot on my viaje… so I am breaking it down so as not to overwhelm everyone. After a nice breakfast at the hotel, we headed to Jambi Mascaric in Cotacachi and met an organization of indigenous parteras. Carmita, our guide for the morning spent the first half of our time together explaining her role as a partera, what certain medicinal plants were used for, and her personal experiences. She explained that she had cured her own anemia and nervios (a culturally connotated illness […]

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Un Viaje- Monday

It has been a while since I have checked in, but I promise I have been up to awesomeness- also essays. How did I pick a study abroad program with at least as many essays as I write at Mac? Aren’t I supposed to be messing around or something? I just keep reminding myself that this is exactly what I wanted. AND trips like the ones we took Monday through Wednesday make it seriously worth it. We have now separated into our tracks. I am studying Public Health. While classes […]

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My Body in Not Invincible…

This past weekend, we went on a “Field Trip” to Ilha Grande, which technically translates to “Big Island” 3 hours away from Rio. The weekend was full of adventures. We hiked to different beaches around the island, went swimming, jumped off of port docks, tried new local foods, and strengthened bonds between classmates. Mentally, I felt invinsible. I had unlimited desires to explore different parts of the island and hike all different types of trails. We stayed up late talking on the beaches, and we woke up early to eat […]

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The Cherry on Top

My last blog as filled with many medical difficulties I’ve been combatting all week. The cherry on top of that cake: the morning after I posted that blog, I woke up with pink eye. It was unbelieveable!! I just can’t seem to bring myself back up to normal health; it’s been one thing after another. With my international insurance plan, I am limited to one clinic (which is good because there are English-speaking Physicians), but they have no appointments for another 7 days. While Ifully expect to be recovered by […]

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Whose Kenya is it Anyway?

As the sun sets over the Rift Valley, I smile at the beauty. Who wouldn’t want to experience this? After a long day of hiking Mt. Longonot, the sunset is fulfilling. But the real question is not: who wouldn’t want to experience this; it is: who does not get the opportunity to experience this? I spend the week days in Nairobi, and the weekends traveling. I get to see the beauty that makes Kenya, Kenya. And I get to experience the crazy, busy, city that makes Nairobi, Nairobi. Lets be […]

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February is Already Over!

Hey everyone! Like I always say, time continues to fly by! Where has February gone? It seems like spring break always took forever to approach, but it is already a week and a half away. In the past week, I have seen more parts of Sydney. Last Thursday, a couple of people from our CAPA group volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House. We made dinner for the families, and it was great to see how you can help in any way possible. About 10 of us traveled to the house […]

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