Hear from our interns
0. Introductions
Dear reader, Welcome to the beginning of many musings! My name is Ojas and I am a rising junior at Rice studying cultural anthropology on the pre-med track with minors in global...
Week 2: Preparations & Packing: June 17
June.17.2023 The second week of orientation flew by just as fast as the first, and I am continuously awed by the wealth of insights that each of our group conversations bring....
Week 1: Preparing for Tanzania!
Over the past week, the Rice 360 interns and I have been getting ready for our respective trips. In preparation, we have been training in various topics from ethics and respect...
7. Asante Sana!
I clearly remember my interviews for the Rice 360 Summer Internship. My first interview was with Dr. Leautaud, who told me more about the Tanzania internship. “Tanzania presents...
6. Revisiting Suction Pumps
Our time in Tanzania was nearing its end. By now, we had done an adequate amount of hospital visits and had identified problem areas that we could innovate within. It was time...
5. Presentations, Pessimism and Potential
There was an anticipatory silence in the room. Dr. Mafele, Dr. Marie, and a small group of nurses and doctors sat in a small, dimly lit office with a faint smell of disinfectant....
4. Suction Pumps and Crystallized Blood
“Everyone, make sure you are here on time tomorrow, we are visiting Amana Hospital and have an appointment at 10 am” When Julia announced we were going to visit Amana Hospital,...
3. Comfort through Chaos
It has now been three weeks since we landed in Dar, and two weeks since we started our internship at the Dar-es-Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT). Along with four interns from...