Two years ago today I became a Watson Fellow! Oh my does time fly!

I have been back in the USA for 5.5 weeks. I'm beginning a new adventure in CT now. Read about what I have been up to since being home.

I leave Ireland in 2.5 days. In this post, I reflect on how all the plan changes allowed me to finish my project in exactly the right way.

Today I celebrated my sixth year with type one diabetes and reflected on the years that came before.

I review six books on illness, grief, and loss that I have read recently.

"What if parents don't want to talk to you?" I reflect on my conversations with families & why some worried I would find no one to talk to.

In this post I share what I have learned about and my perspective on measures to deliberately end life.

In honor of my grandfather - Grandpa Kitty Cat.

I write about feeling lonely after the end of a visit from friends and family and remaining grounded during my final 55 days abroad.

I discuss how families in Belgium search for and have created new practices around death and mourning as the country becomes more secular.

While in Belgium, I'm a volunteer family photographer following the death of their baby. Read about my thoughts and experience on this work.

I share a story of a moment that I, by chance, had the great pleasure of witnessing while on the metro in Brussels last weekend.

I share a bit about my experience and observations from my time in Kuwait and how I view them in the context of my year so far.

As a child, I was told that you only have the chance to live each day once. It was intended to inspire... I interpreted it differently.

Well, after THREE entire years of avoiding it, I contracted COVID. In Kuwait. During a packed 3-week stay. Read all about my experience.

In my 3rd reflection post on Senegal, I write about my chance to volunteer on a medical campaign and my relationship with faith right now.

In part 2 of reflecting on my time in Senegal, I write about experiences with loss, providing grief support, and the role of faith.

I've spent 2 months with the pediatric psycho-oncology team in Senegal. In part 1 reflecting on this, I write about souvenirs and support.

I've taken a lot of time to explore over my past month in Senegal. Check out some of the excursions I've been on and a lot of cool photos.

I've been abroad as a Watson Fellow for 6 months! I reflect on how I've changed and how I'm thinking about my return home to the US.