My last few weeks in Uganda went by very quickly due to the large amounts of research data collection and writing obligations. The second to last week of our program, all graduate students attached to Makerere University for the Summer Research Program were required to meet in the capital city of Kampala to attend a …
“To be African American is to be African with no memory, and American with no privilege.” – Unknown As an African American woman, with generations of family members born and raised in the US, I’ve experience a huge disconnect with African culture my entire life. The MHIRT, Uganda site, research fellowship was my opportunity to learn …
Snapshot of my public health experiences and research in a rural setting of Uganda!
I have been in Uganda for about a month now and I have had so many different experiences. We are experiencing total immersion here in Mbale. Two of my colleagues and I share a two bedroom small home. There is no refrigerator, water rationing is in place (water typically goes off at 6pm and comes …
This title is recommended by CT (Cheng Ting), a fellow friend and lab mate. Hello friends and family, future MHIRT trainees, For my fifth and last blog post, I thought it would be fun to recap my experiences at our mini lab vacation at Lanyu Island this past weekend. We spent 3 days at the …
This title is recommended by Paula, fellow MHIRT cohort. Hello friends and family, future MHIRT trainees, For my fourth blog post, I thought it would be pretty cool to recap about my interactions with some of the lǎo bǎn ( 老板) or owners I have met across Taiwan. These humble and interesting people have left some great memories …
Recommended by Paula – “Meeting Taiwan shi fu chef’s” Read More »
This title was recommended by the guy who loves to do Taiwan squats and 六六大顺 (liú liú liú), my lab mate Chia-Han (John). Hello friends and family, future MHIRT trainees, This is my third blog post which will be different from the previous ones I have posted before. Here, I will be talking about two …
This title is recommended by one of my lab mates: Jimmy, Chia-Han, Peggy, Jonathan, Megan, CT, Kartson, Veneese, Elisa, Eric, Jerry and also my roommate Rigs. Hello friends and family, future MHIRT trainees, This blog post will be recapping my first month of research/lab experience here at Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU). My overall lab experience …
This title is recommended by the roommate Tang, hopefully every week I have someone from Taiwan recommending me a title for my blogs, thank you Tang! Hello friends and family, future MHIRT trainees, This blog post will be recapping my first 2 weeks of experience here in Taiwan, which are jammed packed with adventure. The …
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