Notes & Ramblings

Mi Querida Familia, I realize this letter is late for Thanksgiving, but I don’t think it’s ever too late to be thankful. I can’t believe o...

My friend Chantal, drinking sorghum beer before a wedding Last week, as I walked down the main road of Kigali, a man grabbed my arm. A...

At Cornell, I took part in a service-learning course that culminated in a three week malaria intervention project in Ghana. It was my first ...

Overgeneralized Alma Fact Number 230984: Americans are sloppy dressers. Example: American citizens are the easiest people to spot in airpo...

Ben drinking traditional sorghum beer As I’ve mentioned before, hosting visitors is a huge honor in Rw...

I really saw this one coming.  In Niger, I had a rather unfortunate incident with a latrine and my ...

On a particularly slow work day a few weeks ago, a friend asked me if I wanted to go for a ride. “Sure!,”...