Jambo fellow HELP International volunteers! This blog is a wonderful idea and I am incredibly excited to get to know everyone better. I look forward to spending the next few months working closely with each of you to make our experience successful and a blessing to the lives of the people in Lugazi.

Well I guess I should introduce myself a bit. My name is Christine Alley and I am currently studying Neuroscience and Sociology at BYU. The goal is to get into med school and then be a FABULOUS pediatric oncologist when I am "all grown up." I enjoy playing sports and being outside. I am currently training for a marathon and will hopefully beat my older brother's marathon time (a little family competition is good for the soul, right?). I love to travel and am looking forward to completely immersing myself in the African culture. Well that is basically me in a few electronic sentences.

I look forward to meeting each of you and embarking on the journey of life time together.

-Christine Alley