July.22.2023

Yesterday, July 21st, was the official last date of our internship abroad and I could not be more sad that our time in Dar es Salaam is coming to an end. This past week has been a whirlwind, packed full of tying up some loose ends on our projects and saying goodbye to the amazing people that we have met. On Friday, Dr. Jasmine Nejad from Rice360 came to Dar es Salaam from Houston! We had an afternoon meal, explored the area around our apartment, and then met up with Christine and Cate for a farewell dinner.

 

 

Some pictures!

Dr. Nejad was also my professor for GLHT 201, the introductory course in the global health sequence. Through this internship, it was really great to connect the topics that I learned from that course with real world work that we were doing in Tanzania. I remember lectures on NEST technologies, on health disparities in the global context, on infectious disease, and more. Being able to relate these in-class talks with on-the-ground work is an irreplaceable lesson for me.

Next Wednesday will be the interns’ final presentation, and then we will head back to Houston later in the night. I am excited to reflect more on our journey in the next post!

Shrutika