英語博客-北美風情 251 Introducing Emily
We’re really happy to know Emily, so that we could interview her and bring her stories to you! She’s done a lot of nursing work in other countries, including the United States and Chad. Because of this, she has many interesting stories to share. Listen to this episode to hear about her experiences and insights after living abroad for so much of her adult life. Does this story give you an itch to travel?
Maura:I just realized that I’ve never even asked you to tell us which countries that you had gone to to do humanitarian work. Can you just tell us which countries you visited?
Emily:The first one after doing the project in university, in Malawi, after that was I went to Uganda for 6 months. And that’s in East Africa. Following that, I worked in Haiti, in the Caribbean. And then in Chad, which is in north-central Africa. And then in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and then I went back to Chad again last year.
Maura:Wow. I’m jealous a little bit, I have to say. I love travelling and visiting places, especially places so different from our own countries. It’s really an eye- opening experience.So, now, with all of this amazing travelling, how and why did you decide to stop doing it?
Because, as I said at the beginning of this episode, now you are working and living in Montreal. So why did you decide to stop?
Emily:Well, I don’t say I’ve stopped, I’m just unpacked for a while. Because I did enjoy the life and the challenges and the excitement, but after a while I was craving no longer living out of a suitcase for a little bit, being able to unpack and having my own space and being able to enjoy my friends and family here in Montreal.
So I was also ready at that point of my career to do a little bit more of specialization in public health so that if I did continue with humanitarian work, I would have new skills and more to offer to the job. So that required staying in one place and working and re-specializing. So it’s almost been a year that I’ve been back here in Montreal.
