21.8.11

winding down...

The summer is coming to an end, and the friends are rolling out of town. The internship has been an eye-opening experience, and beneficial on many levels. I have learned a lot over the past two months, and the experience has brought me to many new places (not necessarily physically). But on that note, in just a few hours I will board a plane to embark on my first journey to Africa (I'm not counting my day trip to Morocco in '99 as having "been" to Africa). I will spend about a week and a half in Malawi assisting in prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs, and looking a bit into integration of PMTCT services and orphan & vulnerable children services. Exciting times.

I will continue my internship through September, and then will head back to Iowa just in time to catch a performance by the dance group from NPH's home in Mexico (Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos - the group of orphanages I worked with in Latin America). Who ever thought they would visit Ankeny?? It's the first time I've been around to catch one of their shows, and I'm really looking forward to it. If anybody is interested in joining (it's FREE), they will be performing at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Elkhart, IA on September 29th from 7-8pm. Let me know if you're around and interested in going.

until next time...