Top 3 Things I’m Looking Foward to in Zomba

June 1, 2018

Big news! I’ve recently accepted a new position that will be taking me to a new country and part of the world. I will be a working at Art and Global Health Center Africa as a Communications and Resource Mobilization Officer, as one half of a Global Health Corps fellow pair. Next month, I’ll be moving to Zomba, Malawi and per usual, I’ve done a bit of research about my soon to be new home. Here are three things I’m really looking forward to in Zomba.

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Facing the Khmer Rouge’s Legacy in Phnom Penh

May 4, 2018

A little more than 40 years ago, a genocide was happening in Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge had risen to power and were implementing their vision of a Maoist, communist society. This began with converting the country into an agrarian society, expelling people to the countryside. It also involved torturing and murdering the opposition, and as time went on anyone accused of conspiring against the party. Cambodia has made it point to preserve this history, to ensure it isn’t repeated.

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4 Day Trips around the Kathmandu Valley

April 27, 2018

For a while when I was younger, I thought that Kathmandu was just a made up place. Turns out, it’s the capital city of Nepal, nestled in a beautiful valley among the Himalayas. There’s plenty of things to do within Kathmandu, from Swayambhunath (the monkey temple) to Durbar Square. However there are some interesting and great places to visit as a day trip if you base yourself in the city.

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A Visit to Nzulezu; Western Ghana’s Stilt Village

April 13, 2018

The diversity of people in Ghana never ceases to amaze and inspire me. There are the proud Ashanti people whose great empire still echoes through today. Then there are the Ga who have shaped the culture around Accra. Up north, you can meet Fulani, a nomadic group of people who range across West Africa. In Western Region near the border with Ivory Coast, there is a small and unique village, Nzulezu, with its own people.

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