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5. SimpleBallard
This week, my team had the chance to present at the first ever Malawi Innovation Pitch Night, and after the whole experience, I realized how little I have written about my main...
3. Time Flies
Last week, we started by creating a proposal for our team projects with the intention of brainstorming and evaluating our solution in the coming days. However, when Dr. Leautaud...
Week 3: Healthcare Disparities Here, There, and Everywhere
Part 1: Healthcare Disparities Here, There, and Everywhere I’ve spent most of last week analyzing monitoring data for the PUMANI bubble CPAP in hospitals throughout Malawi. I was...
2. Week of Firsts
Somehow, a week already flew by in what felt like a matter of hours! This past Monday was officially our first day of work at the Polytechnic Design Studio. We had a warm...
1. Moni From Malawi
After endless hours of travel, we finally made it to Malawi! It took us a total of 3 flights to 3 different continents in the span of 4 days to finally arrive in Blantyre,...
0.5: #Goals
I’ve traveled internationally many times – I’m from India so going home and coming back to Rice always involves long flights and seemingly longer immigration lines. The...
1. Introduction: Pre-departure Preparation
Hello all! Seeing as this is my first blog post, I would like to begin with a brief introduction. I have just graduated from Rice this past weekend with a degree in Psychology...
0. Preparing for Malawi
This past week the other Rice 360 interns and I have been diligently planning and preparing for our journey to Malawi. Majority of our time has been spent in the OEDK learning...