Africa

Stay Calm and Don’t Panic

Stay Calm and Don’t Panic

In school, most students going into a medical profession will learn some "cardinal rules of medicine". These “rules” are there to help you when things get tough and also to make sure you can help patients as best you can. This week, one of these rules, Rule #2, was tested out as I helped deliver a set of twins to a sweet first time mother.

When a Picture Can't Capture an Experience

When a Picture Can't Capture an Experience

They say pictures are worth a thousand words, and I'm sure many people would argue that they're worth more, but for me, this experience, this memory, this moment, was worth a million, and that's far too many for one picture to show.

Getting Over Expectations

Getting Over Expectations

You might be wondering “Well, if things went so great, then why did you title this post “Getting Over Expectations?”. While Murchinson was awesome and I would recommend it to anyone, what we didn’t expect was where we stayed Friday night when we first got to the park.

Acclimation Awkwardness

Acclimation Awkwardness

The big difference with being in Uganda is that all of that awkwardness is multiplied by being in a new country, learning a new culture, and being around people that don’t always speak English well.

Jitters of Excitement

Jitters of Excitement

New adventures have always been one of my favorite things, especially when it involves traveling to a new country. Since starting PA school at MUSC 2 years ago, traveling and volunteering haven’t exactly been the easiest things to do. So when I found out that I could combine my love of traveling and volunteering with school, I jumped at the unique opportunity to go to Uganda.

How Volunteering Abroad Ended My Career

How Volunteering Abroad Ended My Career

I recently read an article that said there are three types of travel: travel that calms you, travel that excites you, and travel that causes a revolution in your heart. When I returned home, I could tell that I had changed mentally. New perspective, a paradigm shift, call it whatever you want. Something was different and I began to notice myself looking at situations differently.