Goidhoo has some unique challenges with mosquito control. Large fresh water lakes breed huge numbers of mosquitoes and appear to be home only to mosquitoes and none of their predators! The Goidhoo Council President, Mohamed Amir and Wisham, one of the Community Health Officers and I spent some time recently checking out the mosquito populations [...]
So, we've been here for three days or now and it's still hard to believe I'm here with such an amazing group of people. My Maldivian teammates are amazing and incredible to hangout with as always but it's very relieving to find out that our American counterparts are just the same. Meeting new people is [...]
Touched down in the Maldives a few days ago and what a start it has been! After a couple of lengthy layovers and more than enough time spent in the air, I can say it has most definitely been worth the wait to arrive in my new home for the next six weeks at the [...]
When I heard about the opportunity to go to the Maldives this summer I thought it would be a great way to get some hands on experience while also helping and teaching people. I have done some previous traveling in Europe, but I have no doubts that the Maldives will be a completely different and amazing experience. [...]
I think an often overlooked portion of our formal education is learning ways of life different than our own. Higher education in the U.S. is it's own bubble of culture that is easy to remain seated in. It tends to make me restless though, which drew me to do some studies in Africa. Through [...]