Tarehe kumi na sita Mei
Some background on my trip:
·
Ninakaa (I am staying) in Moshi, Tanzania, a
town at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro for wiki tano (five weeks). My professor and mentor, Lorraine, was kind enough to request
arrangements for me. I’m very thankful for her help to make this an experience!
·
I
may try to deliver a nutrition intervention to the Franciscan nuns that I am
staying with.
·
I
will be working in a children’s home called Amani
(peace) in Moshi for ten days at the end of May. It serves as a temporary
orphanage kwa watoto (for children),
focusing on empowerment through education.
·
After
that, I may travel to Arusha, a town west of Moshi; it is touristy, but would
offer some good opportunities to observe shuleni
nyngi, na hospitali (in many schools and a hospital). I might hike
Kilimanjaro for a few days.
·
For
at least two weeks, I will work for CHASE, a project started by two Harvard
doctors that deals with child rights and empowerment, communal health problems,
social ecology, and more.
·
Ninataka kusafiri Dar es Salaam (I want to travel to Dar es Salaam),
the capital on the eastern coast. I may go with Tony and Maya, the doctors, as
it is a longer trip (5-6 hours by bus). There, I would want to get in touch
with my Swahili TA’s family—her aunt was the first female physician in Tanzania
and is partnering with Tony and Maya on their project. Brenda, my TA, has
talked to her family about showing me around, as well.
·
I
will be taking lots of pictures, interviews, and videos, both for my own
memories and to use in the nutrition department at UMass. Much of it focuses on
public health and food. Lorraine and I are hoping it will help globalize the
nutrition department and the university. I will be presenting to my local
nutrition association, some UMass classes, and my high school when I return.
The backyard where I feel like a little kid.
Banana tree garden with bean plants underneath.
Kilimanjaro overlooks Moshi.
Fam. How magical. I dont have the right words!
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