Prior to traveling to Rwanda in March my only knowledge of the East African country was through the lens of the film Hotel Rwanda. I watched it by myself (bad idea) in college and wept immediately afterwards. It evoked so many emotions and questions about how humanitarian disasters happen, who ignores them, and how peopleContinueContinue reading “Travel Tuesday: The Land of One Thousand Hills-Rwanda”
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Travel Tuesday: Queening in the Cape
This post comes rather impromptu but the best things are typically surprises. This past weekend, I took a trip to Boston and Providence to focus on my historian and researcher identity with the History of Education Society. The conference itself was amazing. As a newcomer to the field (not quite in a graduate program)- mentorshipContinueContinue reading “Travel Tuesday: Queening in the Cape”
Updates! Wamunyu and Beyond
I haven’t had much time to send updates about the status of my big move abroad, but I’m back! About two weeks ago, I heard that I will be moving to Wamunyu, Kenya which is about 2 hours east of the capital, Nairobi. I have never lived in a rural part of Africa which hasContinueContinue reading “Updates! Wamunyu and Beyond”
#blackgirlmagic: Fulbright Edition
late post: Traveling to DC for the Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation was so exciting and filled with nervous energy from many of the Sub-Saharan Africa, English Teaching Assistants (ETAs), who were awaiting news about our in-country placements. From a group of about 30 grantees, 10 of us were Black and of that 9 of us BlackContinueContinue reading “#blackgirlmagic: Fulbright Edition”
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