Being 3,000 miles away from the United States, I thought I would have terrible cultural shock and feel completely out of place. However, throughout the day I find myself thinking how much I feel like I am home in Oklahoma. Experiencing Jinja has been an amazing experience. The people are openly friendly, the dirt is …
This past week has flown by so quickly being immersed in another culture. Everyday is packed with a learning experience not just culturally, but work related too. I have attended numerous training sessions on TB, HIV, VHT ( Village Health teams), and HIV adolescents adherence. I have participated in the monthly vaccine delivery check in, …
This week was pretty exciting Kevin and I got to do a lot of new work. Monday we dissected venom ducts from the species Conus regularis and Conus mahogani to get a sample to be used in the lab later for the conotoxin project. We have been purifying similar venom samples and characterizing them to …
Academically and socially, Ensenada has been eye opening. In the lab, I have started working on my project of testing the antinoceiptive properties of venom from different species of cone snails. We have extracted the venom, purified it through HPLC, and are getting ready to test the venom on live mice models. Our lab mates …
This past week was my first full week spent alone in my health district–Tororo. I hit the ground running and immediately became part of the TASO family. TASO, or The AIDS Service Organization, is an NGO (non-governmental organization) dedicated to providing counseling and medical services to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. I was placed under …
It has been a week since we met with our lab coordinators. I have yet to “officially” start my lab as I wait for the other international students to arrive, who I will work with in Dr.Guo’s research project. In the meantime, I have been given references to read and prepare a twenty minute presentation …
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My parents are Vietnamese immigrants, but I am Vietnamese American. My home language is Vietnamese, but I have lived my entire life in America. This blog is specifically for Non-Chinese/Taiwanese Americans who are planning on traveling to Taiwan. As the only Asian with a group of foreigners, I was approached by many Taiwanese natives who assumed I …
The 11 hour flight from ORD to AMM was not too bad (presumably due to my consuming meclizine and doxylamine in an effort to reduce motion sickness), with the exception of sitting in a “middle” seat, with the person to my left apparently unfamiliar with deodorant usage, and a shrill screaming child nearby whose mother …
This will be the end of my first work week at the Mbale district in Uganda. Working as an MPH officer at the District Health Office has been a blast already! First day on the job, we were invited to do an outbreak investigation on a possible cholera outbreak in the area. We travelled to …
While my other fellows have described the experience and beauty of Taiwan, I would rather write about the practicalities of traveling to Taiwan. First and foremost, the weather in Taiwan is hot and humid in addition to frequent rainfalls. I would recommend wearing light clothing because you will sweat. However, those that want to be …
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