Working on this research project was one of the most rewarding experiences in my college life. At the start, we were all very timid and just trying to understand the scope of the project and where we fit in. By the end, we were improving the CHP trainings and giving direct advice for the project, as well as trying to find gaps in care that we could help fill with our own research and brainstorming that hopefully could turn into its own intervention.     I will miss Kenya and the amazing people and staff we had the pleasure of working with and hearing all the schoolchildren say 'hi' on our way home. The team was always open to hearing our ideas and rolling with our suggestions for training, while also being very informative about the cultural norms and helping to translate. The open pipeline of mutual learning was increasingly beneficial to both parties and reminded me of how important cross-cultural collaboration is....

As we approach the midpoint of our time here and the midpoint of the training portion of the R33 study, I feel I am really getting a sense of what global health work entails, including all the challenges, hard work, and problem-solving it requires. We started our first week here with Dr. Huchko, which was nice to have a familiar face and to help with all the logistics one week before the start of CHP training. She was very impressive with her delegation skills and outside-the-box thinking that brought together all of the pieces of the project. The team here has also been amazing, working non-stop to finish everything put on their plates and always with a smile. They have been so helpful in and out of the job, showing us around Kisumu and helping translate at the trainings so we understand how the CHPs are performing.   First control training finished   One of my favorite parts so far has been the feeling...