Jambo!
(Jambo means Hello in Swahili, the language of east Africa.)
I guess it is my turn to introduce myself. My name is Anh and I am a senior majoring in neuroscience and psychology. Unlike Jenna, Ice, and the rest of the crew, I am traveling to Bukoba, Tanzania for the second time. I am returning this summer because I wanted to do something different; I wanted to help lay the groundwork for a sustainable project that can impact both the local community (Minneapolis) and global community (Bukoba). Through interaction with our advisers, Drs. Antoinette Moran and Jessica Baitani, we put together two projects that revolve around the health issue, diabetes. As Jenna explained, we will be determining the prevalence of diabetes in the Kagera Region. In addition, we will be working to develop a diabetes mobile clinic (which II refer as Diabetes on Wheels) to screen villagers for diabetes.
It finally hit me today that I am going to Africa again! As I sat in Dr. Moran's office this morning getting educated about diabetes and learning how to teach nurses to check for diabetes, I realized that I am traveling to Africa in 3 days!
