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Nairobi Living Arrangements

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Day 2: Continued

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DG of icipe

Meeting the Director General, Segenet Kelemu,was such an eye-opening experience. Lessons she shared include: don't make a five year plan, make it back home, it's fine to stay but you must get better, and do what you love or quit.

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Day 2: Welcome to icipe!

This morning, we met with Dr. Skilton, Head of Capacity Building and Institutional Development Programme here in Nairobi and took official icipe photos.

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Day 1 Adventure

Travelling out of the compound was an adventure!

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I AM IN KENYA, FOLKS

First impressions of the Nairobi icipe headquarters and food

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Lessons From My Travels

1) Kindness is a universal language.2) Holy cow, I'm lucky.3) I'm WORKING here!4) Homesickness is real.

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Arrival

Arrival in Nairobi and travel to icipe

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I stereotyped.

A big part of the issue is overcoming our own stereotypes, preconceived notions, and baseless opinions about others and to see people for as they are.