I created this blog to share my research and experiences during my 10 month Fulbright grant in Panama.
In January or February of 2012, I will fly to Panama City, Panama. While there, I will continue the research I began in Uganda. If you are interested, you may want to check out the blog I kept while in Uganda.
I received a 2011-2012 Fulbright student grant to investigate how albinism is officially recognized as well as how it is medically and socially treated in Panama. Currently, I have formatted my research to be a comparison of what I found in Uganda. If you are interested in that paper ("Oppression Through Omission: The Human Rights Case of Persons with Albinism in Uganda), it can be downloaded for free from Fairfield University's Global Citizenship Journal. If you have any questions, comments or general feedback, I would love to hear from you. You can email me at kllyalln@gmail.com
Even though I do not leave for at least 6 months, I have begun getting ready for the grant. Already I have made some incredible contacts in Panama and around the world. I have been amazed at the quick and enthusiastic responses I have received from people working with albinism, the Kuna, dermatology or who are residents of Panama. Already I am indebted to so many people for their help in receiving and preparing for this amazing opportunity.
In addition to keeping in touch with the contacts I have made and continue to make, I have been continuing my research on albinism, the Kuna people and the country of Panama. Additionally, I try to listen to, write, or speak in Spanish cada día (every day). Within this blog, I anticipate inserting Spanish and hopefully Dulegigaiya (the Kuna language).
I do not anticipate using this blog more than once every few weeks until I go to Panama. However, there have already been some people who have asked to hear more about my Fulbright, so this is an easy way for me to keep people updated.
Apologies for the rather dry first blog entry, to make it up to you, I have added pictures of adorable animals I will hopefully see in Panama.
