My name is Julia Rose (Grandma Juju), and as of May 9th, I am a Carolina alumna! I will be co-leading the Rwanda Nourish Project this summer alongside the magnificent Matthew Karkutt (Unt Matt). I majored in Political Science with a double minor in Cognitive Science and Social and Economic Justice. Like Matt, last summer I had the opportunity to participate in the Burch Research Seminar in Rwanda and The Hague, and spent time teach-teaching at CDV (see picture of me and Matt in the first post waaay at the bottom of this blog). I am big fan of big quilts, I have a small (but formidable) antique teacup collection, and I love juice (passion fruit is a favorite!). I survive by making lists. Organizing information, in many ways, facilitates thought, but it is also an effective way to put off thought. At the top of my list of things to do in Rwanda is visit my homestay brother (who will be almost three!) and visit the eastern part of country (hopefully I can find a good cow dung painting).
Hey, I'm Cara Peterson, a junior majoring in International Studies with a focus on Africa and Global Health and Environment. I spent the fall semester in Mali and jumped at the chance to return to Africa, especially when I learned about the details of the trip. The garden we'll be setting up at the school is one of the components of the trip I'm most excited about, along with learning Kinyarwanda and meeting the students at the school. The outdoors is generally my favorite place to be, whether I'm working in a garden by myself or sharing a picnic with friends. Traveling has become a passion in my life, and I look forward to combining it with volunteering in an area of the world that has held my interest for a long time. Also, can't wait to check out the fabric at the markets!
Hey! My name's Taylor Bacques, and I'm a rising sophomore and member of the Nourish International project to Kigali, Rwanda. I'm a Comparative Literature and International Studies major with a focus on international politics and Africa, and this interest led
me to becoming a member of this amazing experience! While in Rwanda I hope that I am better able to understand the atrocities that took place there in 1994. I know that I will never be able to fully understand their experience, but I'd like to at least hear and see the remnants of it firsthand -- maybe if only to put a face to the faceless evil that is "genocide." I'm excited about helping out though! I can't wait to see what these much-anticipated five weeks have in store for us.
Hello! My name is Oumou and I am a Political Science and International Studies Major (and maybe a Social Economic Justice minor) from Raleigh. Though I would like to consider myself a North Carolinian by now, I was born in Nice, France and immigrated to the United States from Senegal when I was six. I am of Senegalese, Malian, and Guinean descent; Peuhl, Mandingo, and Wolof if you want to get specific. Because of this background, I have had the opportunity to do quite a bit of traveling. However, I’ve never traveled anywhere where I have not had familial support (I think it’s safe to say I have family …everywhere) and truly challenged myself. Beyond testing my independence, I like to think that this trip is my first step towards discovering/actualizing my passions ( International Relations, Human Rights, travel, children, people etc…) in a completely foreign environment and determine if I am the person I envision myself to be, or someone entirely different (…better?).
Hey, friends! My name is Sarah Edwards; I am a rising sophomore at UNC and am grateful and excited to be a part of the Nourish Summer project in Rwanda this summer. My ideas for my major change every day and have ranged from everything from Southern Studies to International Studies (clearly, I’m pretty clueless!). What I know for sure is that I have a lot of passions to harness in that major: I’m crazy about NPR and plants and books and writing and the mountains and Paul Simon and cheesy quotes and being brave and dancing. What I love most, however, is people and I am so eager to build relationships with my team, the school and the community in Kigali this summer; to learn and grow from the people around me and serve in any ways that I possibly can. I drink far too much coffee and my greatest ambitions in life include owning a dog, learning the two-step and marrying Andy Samberg. I’ll let you know how that last one works out.
Hello! Bonjour! Muraho! My name's Matt Karkutt (alias, Unt Matt), and, along with the amazing/spectacular Julia Rose Karpicz (aka: Grandma Juju), I'm co-leading UNC's Nourish International project in Ndera, Rwanda this summer. I'm double majoring in English and Interdisciplinary Studies ( 'Sexuality, History, and Culture'). My anti-genocide activism and interest in the international human rights judicial system brought me to Tanzania, Rwanda, and The Hague last summer on the Burch Research Seminar. Alongside eighteen other fantastic students, Julia and I established ties with College Doctrina Vitae during our service learning portion, which focused on English as a Foreign Language training and a variety of arts initiatives (among which included, yes, the electric slide :)! I'm so excited to return to Rwanda this summer and continue the amazing connections that were initiated a year ago! I love reading (favorite authors include Virginia Woolf, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tony Kushner, to name a few), ballet, baking my infamous Karkutt Carrot Cake (cacophony galore!), sharing in laughter, the North Carolina Collection at Wilson Library, running, my dogs Bob and Scruffy, my family, bffls, pineapple (inner smile), psychoanalysis, listening to stories, the color yellow, and my favorite flower, the sunflower. Joie de vivre, toujours :]
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