Healthcare Volunteering in Guatemala
My name is Jane I am married and have two grown up children. My career over the last twenty five years has been as a swimming teacher taking classes ranging from 3 month old babies to adults. I'v...
Category: Healthcare
Internship with WAAF/IHCC
"My decision to pursue an internship in Ghana during my Masters in public health came from different reasons. Firstly, I was born and raised in Ghana till the age of 12 and moved to Denmark after...
Indigenous Midwifery Report
"The experience definitely made me realize how much I love more traditional, organic forms of practicing medicine, and I don't think I fit into more stressful, systematic medical environments. As...
Tanzania- Medical Placement
"When arriving in Arusha, Tanzania I wasn't exactly sure what to expect. But the experience exceeded my expectations. I had the opportunity to volunteer at St. Elizabeth hospital for 2 months...
Tanzania Medical Placement
"I first learned about medical projects abroad from a friend who went through a different company. After researching many programs I decided Global Nomadic best fit my needs and outlined what I w...
What I did in Ecuador
"My experience on this project helped me learn how to better communicate with people and sparked an interest to work with communities in a healthcare capacity. Although I’m still unsure of how,...
The Best Experience I've Ever Had!
"My heart has been stolen, and I am glad to say the island of Tobago is the most thoughtful thief. The beautiful people who occupy its cultivated land have moved my soul beyond what I t...
Dan Xia Tanzania Internship Report
"As an individual who subscribes to Western cultural values, interning at a low-income, Tanzanian hospital was both ethically challenging and extremely eye-opening. I was able to gain g...
Equine Therapy Experience!
"My 2 week placement at Healing/Being With Horses was so much more than I could have expected. Throughout the week different organisations bring children and adults with varying disabil...
Back to Basics - Medical internship in Kathmandu
"Not that long ago, in a former life, I worked as a Chief Innovation Officer for a publicly listed company where I was charged with finding new technologies and business ideas. I trave...
My experience as a nurse in Tanzania
"My volunteer placement was at Levelosi, a government hospital in Arusha, Tanzania. Most of the work done was outpatient- there were HIV, TB and diabetes clinics, a laboratory and a wou...
Journal Entries from the West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF) & International Healthcare Center
Entry #1
My decision to pursue a Global Public Health Internship with the West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAA F) and International Healthcare Center (IHCC) in Accra, Ghana via Global Nomadic emerge...
Six-week Medical Internship at Levolosi Hospital - Arusha, Tanzania
"During my six-week internship at Levolosi hospital I assumed I would be shadowing doctors, learning from them, and possibly getting the chance to view minor procedures. It turned out t...
The Clinic
"Hello Global Nomadic!
I figure it is time that I send in my month two report and talk a little bit about where I am working!
My day starts at the very respectable hour of 8a...
Public Health Internship - Ghana
"I had been looking for a public health internship this summer, and I was able to find an internship at the West African AIDS Foundation and International Health Care Center in Ghana th...
Nepal Medical Internship
"My name is Vadim Karcha and I spent a month in Nepal. The first week was culture immersion week where all the volunteers from various placements spent a week in the volunteer center/ho...
My trip to Rio De Janeiro - 2016
"After a 15 hour flight from Texas, I finally arrived at the airport. I was greeted and picked up by my guide, Luis. Upon arriving to the hostel in Rio, I met other people from around t...
My experience during a wildlife internship in Utila
"During my placement on the beautiful island of Utila, I engaged in a multitude of tasks each contributing to scientific research and helping to raise environmental awareness among the ...
Day by Day report (detailed!)
Day 1 - 6.11.15
So I’m finally here. Bag-less, but relieved.
My journey started at 4am on Saturday, in order to make it to PDX security by 5:30. By the way, that is way too effing early. ...
HIV Awareness & Public Health in Uganda
"I’ve spent much of my life working on projects similar to Global Nomadic’s and I’ve spent a large sum of time in Africa. However, this time was more special than the others and I...
