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Letter Two from Tanzania

Mambo! Insects humming over elephant and lion dung provide the soundtrack for this letter. If you were sitting beside me, you’d seen the long open expanse of the Serengeti plains.

Letter One from Tanzania, 2015

Hamjambo from Tanzania! I’m back in Africa, although it feels strange to say ‘back’ in Africa. From the moment I arrived, it felt in my heart like I’d never left.

Going Global: New Degree to be Offered

A new Master of Science degree in Global Health has been approved for accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and will be offered to matriculating students in fall 2014.

Letters from Cape Town: August 3, 2014

Greetings from Cape Town! I woke this morning to the smell of fresh baking bread. Fresh baked bread? Oh my. It confirmed that we have left the so-called third world behind.

Letters from Zimbabwe: August 1, 2014

Zimbabwe! Cold. OHMYGOSH can Zimbabwe get cold. I think often as Americans we think of Africa as one country – one hot, dry, wild animal filled country. It’s not. It’s an entire continent.

Letters from Zimbabwe: July 30, 2014

Hello! Yes, hello. No Swahili in Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, we’re quickly learning that Shona, the tribal language in Zimbabwe is similar to Swahili.

Letters from Tanzania: July 20, 2014

Hujambo from Tanga! It seems hard to believe, but we’re two-thirds of the way through our trip with the global health students in Tanzania.