Category: Healthcare

First week - Cultural week I joined a group of students from China and spent the whole week learning about Nepal. - My Nepali name is Devi (means goddess) - Cooked simple Nepali dish ...

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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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,...

  "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...

  "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...

  "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...

  "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 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...

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...

  "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...

  "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...

  "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...

  "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...

  "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...

  "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 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. ...