Julie MorelNine Months of Gestating Fieldwork Research: Experiences and Desires for Birth Companion SupportThe first time I came to India was in 2017. It was my third year in college, and I’d chosen the program because it was the only…Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Julie MorelThe End of This Chapter, New Zealand and HomeI wish I could make this blog post about New Zealand, but alas, I cannot. I spent a mere ten days there before covid wrecked it all, but…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Julie MorelA Final Family Found in Uganda: forever friendships and goodbyesSo here we are, my final stop in Uganda! And, as it turns out, it was also the last place where I got to do any meaningful Watson…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Julie MorelBabies Galore and the Graciousness of Grace Family Health CenterSo, what I failed to mention in my previous blog post just preceding this one (because you gotta save a little bit of content for the…Aug 15, 2020Aug 15, 2020
Julie MorelProbably the best most fulfilling, learning-expansive, beautiful time ever on this fellowship!!!If you read the blog just before this one, you’ll know that after spending my first week in Uganda with my sibling who had come to visit…Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Julie MorelMy Intro to Uganda: Being Visited and Being a VisitorSo Uganda wasn’t even originally on my list of countries to visit during this fellowship year — I had intended to spend time in Ghana…Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
Julie MorelAn Unplanned Ending to BrazilAfter my first two incredible and lovely emotion-filled weeks in Brazil spent on the southern island of Florianópolis, it was hard to…Mar 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
Julie MorelThe Art of Sisterhood and FlorianópolisSo getting to Brazil has kind of always been a lifelong dream of mine. I can’t really tell you exactly what it was that was drawing me…Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Julie MorelTraditional Midwifery in MexicoI swear I tried to cut down a bit of the information to make Mexico into one blog instead of two, but then I thought — what the hell? I…Feb 17, 2020Feb 17, 2020
Julie MorelThe Luna Mayas of MexicoHello folks — I apologize, that it’s now been over three months since I’ve written my last blog post, so this one and the ones to come are…Feb 17, 2020Feb 17, 2020