It’s been a tough few weeks. Last Sunday, the computer I’ve been using while in Rwanda (my GSK computer) crashed. I didn’t get the infamous blue screen of death, just a message “Boot Device Not Found”, “Please install on operating system on your hard disk”. I couldn’t access anything but the timing couldn’t have been […]

I can’t believe 12 weeks have already passed and that I only have 12 weeks left on my PULSE assignment. Rwanda is growing on me in more ways than one, and now I know it will certainly be a tough transition home but I’m not going to think about that just yet. In this post, I’d […]

The rains have been slow and steady thus far, preparing me for the “rainy” season, it’s a nice transition period however I know these initial rains are only a primer for what’s to come from September through December. The sound of the heavy rains against the roof is soothing, I’ve already fallen asleep to the sound a […]

I never thought I’d ever go on an African safari, it’s just not something I thought I’d ever have the time to do but once I found out I was coming to Rwanda I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity. This past weekend, I traveled to Akagera National Park. The park has had a troubled […]

I can’t believe I’ve been in Kigali, Rwanda for one month. Colleen Kane and I are working for the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Rwanda on their Human Resource for Health (HRH) program. The program aims to build the health education infrastructure and health workforce necessary to create […]