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Author: Curt Utz

I have been with GlaxoSmithKline since 1996, and I work in the Application Services Group within IT in the US. I'm currently on a 6 month PULSE assignment with the African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) in Nairobi, Kenya. This is my first time to Africa, and I am proud to share my professional experience with this NGO.

Coming to the End of the Journey

December 10, 2013 Curt Utz

It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is my last day with AMREF in Kenya, and that my PULSE journey is coming to a close.  It

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Celebrating a 25 Year Partnership

November 5, 2013 Curt Utz

Last week I had the opportunity to attend a celebration of the continuing partnership between GSK and AMREF at the Dagoretti Child Development and Training

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Home to the “Honey Do” List

October 21, 2013 Curt Utz

Since my last post was very dark, due to the terrorist attack on the Westlands Mall here in Nairobi, I thought that I should make

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Kenyans Shaken, But Not Defeated

September 24, 2013 Curt Utz

It’s been a very tense few days here in Nairobi.   While I was finishing my food shopping on Saturday, I received a phone call from

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At the Halfway Point

September 10, 2013 Curt Utz

It doesn’t seem like it, but I am now at the halfway point of my PULSE journey.  It feels like I just arrived here a

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It’s Budget Planning Time

August 19, 2013 Curt Utz

I’ve been here in Nairobi for 2 months now on my PULSE assignment with AMREF, and things are kicking in to high gear. Right now,

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Dear Sir or Madam Will You Read My Post?

July 29, 2013 Curt Utz

Okay, it did not take me years to write, but you can still take a look.  Also, I do not want to be a Paperback

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Things You Need to Drive in Nairobi

July 16, 2013 Curt Utz

Another week has passed on my PULSE assignment, and I have now been here for over a month.  That means that it was time for

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Oh No! It’s the Dawn Patrol!

July 9, 2013 Curt Utz

It’s not exactly the elephants from the Disney cartoon movie “The Jungle Book”, but somehow that’s what popped into my mind when we were at

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I Am Officially a Mzungu

July 2, 2013 Curt Utz

     Another week has gone by here in Nairobi at AMREF.  So much to learn here.  The week started off with no Internet when we

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Winter Time in Nairobi

June 24, 2013 Curt Utz

I know that it’s the end of June and for many of you it’s time to hit the beach and relax by the pool.  But

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Karibu a Kenya

June 17, 2013 Curt Utz

Karibu – Welcome Mzungu – Foreigner (usually Caucasian) Kwa heri – good-bye Karibu a Kenya! (Welcome to Kenya).   I have now been in Nairobi for

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My First Day at AMREF

June 14, 2013 Curt Utz

Hi everyone, Today (Wednesday) was my first day at my NGO (AMREF) in Nairobi, Kenya under the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) PULSE Programme. Last Sunday, my wife

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