2019-05-13
I had planned on doing a formal presentation by May 15th for my capstone project but things have not exactly gone underway yet due to unforseen hiccups coming into play last minute, so here is the first half of my informal capstone presentation. Chronologically speaking, this is my second half. The first half was a...
Read More2019-02-11
I used to say lightly I don’t want this trip to end because I genuinely felt it, I’m having fun and I’m learning and it’s all unknown out here so I can constantly explore and figure out new things about my environment and in turn about myself. Now though, I say it a lot heavily...
Read More2019-01-11
Haven’t written a blog post since before the holidays, which is at least two months. Reading some of the blogs of the Fellow Roundup is not something I do quite often but today I read Ecuador fellow Melinda’s recent post where she talked about the best way she can describe her experience to people asking,...
Read More2018-11-21
My family’s garden represents the time I’ve spent and will spend, here in Senegal. We arrived here during the rainy season, and now it has transitioned into the dry season, when the weather gets a bit colder, (Not as harsh as Boston cold, I can tell you that). I never considered the symbolism this garden...
Read More2018-11-18
November already. WHAT THE HECK. As of recently, I’ve been having existential crises every other hour of the day, where I ponder several things to what seems like no end. Every thought, no matter how random, always somehow manages to connect back to home. Not my home in Senegal, my home in Malden MA, and...
Read More2018-09-30
Although it’s a cliche, I’ve found myself as of recently saying that cliches, as washed up as they may seem, exist for a reason. Curiosity really did kill the cat, one man’s meat really is another man’s poison, actions DO speak louder than words, you really can’t (and shouldn’t) judge a book by its cover;...
Read More2018-09-10
Its only my third day in my homestay here in Taiba Ndaiye and I can wholeheartedly say Bëgg uma ñiibi Etat Unis. I don’t want to go back to the United States. My days are jam packed with reading the novels I brought with me under the welcoming shade of the mango trees in my...
Read More2018-09-01
Looking back on the expectations I held for the week of Global Launch upon arriving here in San Francisco, I can't pinpoint what exactly I thought was in store for me. At the airport, I texted my friend (Shoutout to Phuong, if you're reading this) who had done GCY last year, and she expressed to...
Read More2018-08-25
Today is the last day I am in Massachusetts for 9 months. It feels good knowing that I’m going away, despite the nerves and anxiety that come with a trip of this magnitude. I’ve anticipated these feelings of anxiety by enjoying my time here in my comfort zone, so now that I’m leaving I can’t...
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