July 24th

Happy pioneer day from Rwanda! Today was very interesting because we attended lectures at the University of Kigali. The professor from Kigali lectured first and I thought his teaching style was so interesting! He would have his students fill in the blanks and read words off the slide collectively which took some time to get used to. Talking to the Rwandan students was one of the best parts of the lectures. Listening to them talk about global health helped me realize how so many perspectives can contribute to the successful implementation of preventative measures. Then, Waleed gave a lecture about his time in Yemen with Doctors without Borders. It was so interesting to look at global health issues and think about issues you would never think to solve. One for example was the bathrooms having to be well lit and convenient so that people are not intimidated to use the bathroom at night. Then we went to the Nyambirano women’s center were we toured a city and got to meet women that work for the organization. I was happy to purchase items that these 55 women have created to support their families. Then we had dinner at a tea house and my food never came so I’m grateful I have friends willing to share and I just got something simple instead.