Raised by cultural curious parents and surrounded by Malden classmates from around the world, it may be that Malden High alum Justine Rose’s craving for travel was born in Malden. Whatever its origin, she feeds this desire whenever she can: during vacation, college internships, and most recently as a biomedical equipment technician in Rwanda.
Immediately following graduation from Northeastern Unviersity where she earned a Masters in Biomedical Engineering, Justine Rose spent two 2019 summer months in Rwanda working with a team of fellow engineers at two different hospitals. The trip did more than feed her appetite for travel. During her two months there she was very happy. The Rwandan way of gratitude, family focus, resourcefulness, and resilience affected her enough to inspire a desire to return to Rwanda to live and work there some day.
In this conversation Justine describes how Rwanda impressed her in ways that she carries forward in work, life and future aspirations.
Music heard on this episode is the song Dear Mashuka performed by Rwandan musician Igor Mabano, composed by I.K. Clement and recorded on the Araje album released on the Kina Music label in 2019. Justine and her colleagues enjoyed listening to this and other music while together and working. Follow Igor Mabano on Twitter and Instagram @igormabano
Published – February 17, 2020
Host – Ose Schwab
Producer – Ose Schwab
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