Upon my arrival in the community, I was welcomed by my host family. After that in the first week, I did different activities with the support of my host family. My host mother accompanied me...
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As I stepped out of my house in Malawi with my heavy luggage and muffled my footsteps into the car and took my seat. The vehicle steadily started moving from my city to the airport....
I had lived a quite sheltered life and had never been away from my home country of Kenya. Getting the opportunity to become an exchange volunteer in Senegal was met with mixed reactions, I was...
I had my doubts—how would I manage being away from my family and friends for a whole year? Would I be able to adapt to a new culture, speak a new language, and truly connect...
I am an Exchange Volunteer and I like it. My name is Alexis Irandukunda an Exchange Volunteer with CorpsAfrica/Uganda. Born and raised in Rwanda, I graduated from the Catholic University of Rwanda. In 2023, I...
About seven months ago, I was paired up with a Senegalese girl to be my sitemate. My first thought after finding this out, was how hard it was going to be to communicate with someone...
Embarking on a new journey, I welcome you to my second chapter in the blogosphere. As an Exchange Volunteer with CorpsAfrica/Malawi, every step has been a testament to the transformative power of service and the...
While growing up in my country, I noticed that the majority of men did not know how to cook or even hold a cooking spoon. I used to think that this was a religious thing....
