A Global Routes director will be on hand throughout your internship to assist and guide you in whatever ways you require. On weekends interns convene to share their experiences of the week. This is an opportunity to touch base with American counterparts, eat some western food and put aside the Mwalimu role. Interns are also welcome to spend the weekend with their families and village communities. Although the internship is primarily an independent experience, you might find yourself becoming very close with other interns.
People generally express concerns about a few different health issues.
These include AIDS, malaria and stomach ailments commonly associated with travel in a developing country. While the incidence of AIDS is quite high in East Africa, you can do a great deal to prevent the possibility of exposure. AIDS is transmitted through sexual contact, intravenous drug use and blood transfusion. You are completely able to reduce the risk of exposure via the first two and Global Routes does its best to reduce the possibility of exposure through contaminated blood. While the risk of exposure to AIDS is extremely low, the risk of exposure to malaria is not.