Tomorrow I embark on a 6 week journey to the vibrant and cultural country of India. I am excited but nervous, curious but ignorant, and fully aware of the fact that this trip will change my perspective on culture, food, healthcare, standard of living, global economics and life in general. As a girl of Pakistani-African origin, born in America, with extremely limited knowledge of Urdu, this trip to India will be life-changing. I've never been close to Asia, and since my trips to Peru and Costa Rica, I haven't been outside of North America.
I start my trip flying into Mumabi, India. I've been told that I will see a huge contrast. The gap of the rich and poor is unbelievably wide and quality of life differs from region to region. After a week of exploring with a friend from the University of Idaho, we're headed to Pune to work with Child Family Health International a non-profit NGO that provides global health care education and medical work experience to students. With the financial support of Honors International Scholars Program which is funding my trip, I am able to explore healthcare in a developing country. Working in rural and urban clinic sites: hospitals and villages, living in a guest house, showering with a geezer, and using a hole in the ground as my restroom, I'm sure to have an incredible and eye-opening experience. The focus of the trip is Maternal and Child Health, a speciality I have been interested in for a while. I will certainly post about some interesting cases I see come up.
Random fact #1: people walk around in clinic bare foot; even in surgery.
This should be interesting. I will try to post as often as possible. This will be the best way to keep up with my and my shenanigans (you know, in case I decide to climb onto the Gateway of India or cuddle with an elephant). I will miss you all.
That's all for now. See you when I'm on the other side of the world.
Khuda Hafiz (Goodbye!)
Sarah
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