I was sweaty and dirty, but smiling. I might not have been with the person I loved the most, but I was doing the thing I loved the most: working in malaria prevention.

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The students' love for learning and for applying their new knowledge in the realm of pharmacognosy was the most rewarding.

‘Little did I know at the time that our exchange of ideas would be the catalyst for a bigger project,’ Diego reflects.

“This morning, we found out that we have to leave Malawi. We don’t know if we’ll be able to come back.”

I wasn’t always proud of my heritage; it took me some time to feel comfortable identifying as Desi and Indian-American.

It was a bright Monday afternoon in the year 2000, and a rumor was floating around amongst our staff.

The seasons in our community don’t change with the weather but with the youth arriving for school or leaving for break.

‘Time waits for no one, so we better make the most of each day.’ These words ring in my ears as I reflect on my time spent in Malawi.