Archive - Alison is Abroad

Here Comes the... Rain

Climate change in East Africa

Jan 21 •

November 2023

Safari Shenanigans

Lions and (no) tigers and (no) bears - oh my!

Nov 10, 2023 •

September 2023

Cultural Collisions in Kenya

Some (certainly incomplete) observations after (not quite) three months in Kenya

Sep 17, 2023 •

July 2023

The Why Behind the Wanderlust

After six months in Rwanda and a week-long sojourn back to the United States, I arrived in Nairobi!

Jul 20, 2023 •

May 2023

In anthropology, there’s a phenomenon called cultural myopia, which refers to the persistent blind spots that prevent individuals from properly…

May 14, 2023 •

March 2023

Around the World in 80 Meals

My past month has been dominated by travel and exploration – from Rwandan towns at the foot of volcanoes to Belgian countryside, then all the way (back…

Mar 19, 2023 •

February 2023

In the best possible way, these past weeks have been among the longest and most turbulent of my life.

Feb 3, 2023 •

January 2023

Arrival: Part 1

Two weeks in, all the necessary adjustment and excitement of moving to a new city

Jan 21, 2023 •

Alison is Officially Abroad

Spending 2023 living internationally, starting with Kigali

Jan 3, 2023 •

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