by Kelli Donley | Sep 2, 2008 | Arizona, Community, Journal, Public Health
When I listened to Lauryn Hill in college on repeat for two years (seriously, ask Finny how silly obsessed I was with that album), I never thought 10 years later I’d be working with actual refugees. There is a lot of confusion about refugees in America and I am...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 23, 2008 | Get Fit, Goals, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Public Health, You Can!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve browsed my copy of “You Can Do It” — a book blogging project I’m doing with Aimee. Rather than do the badges in order, I’m skipping ahead to badge #41: Eat It. Essentially the idea is to take...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 15, 2008 | Good to Great, Journal, Public Health
So, let me be honest. I’m a bit of a hypochondriac drama queen. I’ve been through this before and didn’t have TB. And I’m 100% convinced I don’t have sleeping sickness. Shoo tse tse fly! Don’t bother me. Why? Because I resigned...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 13, 2008 | Africa, Journal, Public Health, Travel
When I’m on the ground working at one of our project sites, I spend most of my day observing. I walk with our public health workers through the villages, watching how they interact with families, seeing what their communities look like, scrutinizing the children...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 1, 2008 | Africa, Journal, Public Health, Uncategorized
Today I played Ultimate frisbee with one group of orphans, and taught a different group how to do basic sewing. These experiences perfectly summarize my feelings about my career in Mozambique. I have been educated to do so much, but I feel helpless. Instead,...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 28, 2008 | Africa, Public Health, Travel
There are distinct scents to this part of southern Africa. It’s smoky — most of the trash is burned. It’s sweet — the tropical trees are heavy with papaya, banana and oranges this time of year. It’s savory — dried fish is a staple...
