Hi my name is Shalila and I am a rising Junior at Yale college, studying evolutionary biology and global health. At Yale I'm involved with the ultimate frisbee club, I'm an avid distance runner, and am involved in a conservation biology lab. I am originally from Colombia, but have lived in Hawaii for most of my life. Traveling to exotic faraway places seems to be a recurrent theme in my life, and one that I gladly embrace. This is my first time in Africa and so far I'm loving every minute of it! The people, the customs, the food, and the amazing people in this class have all contributed to making this one of the best summers of my life.
With less than 24 hours until our final exam you can note the stress in the air. Students are sighing out of desperation, there’s some major stress eatin’ going on, powerpoint is working on overdrive to deal with the...
It’s incredible to think that today was our last formal day of class. We began our day with a global health lecture on cancer and population trends in the morning and a visual literacy lecture in the afternoon. It...
To run in a place is to know the land intimately; its paths, the twists and turns, the bends. There is no better way for me to connect physically with a place than to run in it, to be...
Today was our first day in Swaziland, and while it started slowly it soon became an exciting day with puzzling and great encounters. I awoke to the beautiful sunrise over the mountains, explored the hotel grounds, and found a...