Get to know: Imelda Namatovu
Filed under: GEMx Regional Exchanges, GEMx Student Reflections
Imelda standing in front of the airplane.
Post by Imelda Namatovu, a student from Makerere University College of Health Sciences [NEPI] on an elective exchange to Lusaka School of Nursing and Midwifery [NEPI]
The cyclical patterns of audacious curiosity and dogged determination have constituted the last two decades of this maze, I call my life. For an African girl who has been raised in deprivation of opportunities to dream big as well as bring her dreams to life, it is my pleasure to confidently say it is never about society but arduous nature of the person in you. This get-up-and-go has further driven me to ends many never thought I could stretch. Pursuing the Nursing profession has unbolted all doors to my career goals. My interest in Nursing research and teaching is growing untamable as well. I enjoy watching soccer, teaching and singing is my most treasured hobby. Coming from a relatively smaller highly populated country (Uganda), my experience in Lusaka (Zambia) has been a totally different one. Being a large country with a relatively smaller population, I have met a number of very warm and welcoming people who are willing to spare time to teach us as well as make us feel at home. Despite the comparatively cold weather, Lusaka has been a wonderful discovery in my life. It has been wonderful experiencing a different culture while learning from another health care system as well as expanding my career network and professional aptitude.
Imelda standing with her colleagues
