Zim

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.