by Kelli Donley | Aug 21, 2007 | Journal, Public Health, Travel
One of the more interesting aspects of my job when I travel is the food. It is customary in many cultures that as a sign of thanks, people feed you. When I arrive in teeny tiny communities high in the Andes Mountains, for example, and the village has gathered for a...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 18, 2007 | Journal, Public Health, Travel
Hi there! I¬¥ve arrived after much traveling; another one of those 36-hour trips, not including the five-hour road trip to our first site once we got off the plane. Regardless — Bolivia is as fabulous as I remember. She is refreshingly cold, full of warm, sweet...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 14, 2007 | Journal, Public Health, Travel, Uncategorized
I’m off to Bolivia for a couple weeks. I hope to check in when possible. I promise to return with a memory card full of photos, a journal full of stories and a suitcase full of alpaca yarn. (And maybe a bag of coffee and a few cigars too.) Be well,...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 8, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Public Health, Travel
There are two orphanages we work with in Beira. The first is the baby orphanage, where infants are left and are able to stay until age 7. From there, they are transitioned into the government orphanage, where they are placed in school and are able to stay until age...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 8, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Photography, Public Health
Typical housing in the rural areas. The first few days in Mozambique, I walked with one of our health promoters through the villages. I wanted to see if our work was in fact working. We focus on three health issues in Moz: cholera, malaria and HIV. Our work is in five...
by Kelli Donley | May 25, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Public Health, Travel
Today I met with our staff, had a brief meeting and then went with a field officer into the village of Mbatwe. This village sits near the Beira airport, a few hundred yards from the runway. Although only a small handful of planes land here each week, it is safe to say...
