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These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC. Week 1

These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC. Week 1 Prior to beginning this first blog post, I reviewed the many other “first” blog posts from my predecessors. While each traveler’s first week on the job has been unique, I have also appreciated many themes that were repeated over the months and years since this blog began.

These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC. Week 1 This first week in Kenya (and the travel journey preceding it) has been all about rolling with the punches, and finding joy in the adventure (and misadventure).

These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC.

These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC.

These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC. Week 1

These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC. Week 1

These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC. Week 1 We arrived in Kijabe Sunday afternoon. As soon as we started on the drive up from Nairobi, I was amazed at both how beautiful the country is and also how remote the area around Kijabe is. We turned off the main road, and after another 30 minutes down a dirt road filled with potholes, we arrived at the small village of Kijabe.

These blog entries are the views and opinions of the residents during and after their international experiences, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of VIA or VUMC. Week 1

Week 1 We have just completed our first week at the AIC Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya and it has been a life-changing experience so far. My classmate Allison met me in DFW to start our journey to London then Nairobi.  Our travel was uneventful and we made it safely to the guesthouse where we stayed the night in Nairobi. This was my first time seeing mosquito netting!