Hi guys! I am lucky enough to
have the chance to take an amazing trip to Zimbabwe, so am resurrecting this
little corner of the internet to share some of my experiences while I'm here.
Wifi here is a little less reliable than the country-wide access in Korea, so
posts are going to be a little more sparing, or might not be posted until I get
back :)
I'm spending three weeks
near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe with an awesome organization called 2 Seconds or
Less that partners with schools to build school in areas plagued with
malnutrition. Our work will be centered at Matapos Primary school, and we'll be
partnering with an organization in the community, Forgotten Voices, that
helps families care for the large number of child orphans resulting from the
AIDS epidemic.
In addition to being a great
experience, this trip is doing double-duty fulfilling my practicum requirement
for my master's program. My role will be to help collect data on the current
state of nutrition and diet in the community, so the organization can measure
if their program is making an impact later on.
After a long string of
flights and car ride - Washington, DC to Accra, Ghana (10 hr), Ghana to
Johannesburg, South Africa (7 hours), South Africa to Harare, Zimbabwe (3
hours) and another 7 hour drive - I'm here! Although not exactly where I
planned to be.
Due to a communication error, the
school in Bulawayo isn’t expecting us until this coming Monday, which means
they weren’t ready for us. So we traveled to a small rural town called Doma
instead. 2SOL has two established here and two members of our team have lived
here since January so we were welcomed with open arms. There are 5 total in the
team I’m with – 4 employees and 2 other interns. More on everything later! You
can subscribe to this blog with your email on the right hand side if
you're interested.
