Samantha Ursiny traveled to Iringa, Tanzania from mid-May to mid-June through the Pitt in Tanzania program. During her five weeks at the Primary Health Care Institute, she took three courses. She studied culture and society in East Africa, Swahili language, and health issues in east Africa. In her East African culture class, they had discussions about the similarities and differences between American culture and East African culture. She was fascinated by the different aspects of the culture and enjoyed getting to talk to her Tanzanian friends about the topics. She learned many new things outside of the classroom too that also helped her learn about the culture such as: jewelry making, basket weaving, cultural dancing, tie dying, and cooking meals. She was excited by the opportunity to learn another language, especially Swahili. Every day she learned new words, phases, and rules in the language. During her weekends she would practice Swahili when she went to the market or with her friends. Soon she was able to have basic conversions with her friends and market sellers in Swahili. Her favorite class was her Health Issues in East Africa class. Since she is interested in working in the health field after she graduates, she was very excited to get a look into another health care system. Through lectures, visits to clinics and other health centers, and discussions with Tanzanian friends she was able to understand how the East African culture affects health care. While in Iringa, she also got to shadow a pediatric occupational therapist and learn about what occupational therapy looked like in East Africa. This helped to confirm that occupational therapy is the career that she wants to pursue. She also enjoyed the weekend trips to Ruaha National Park, Kilolo Village, and basket weaving. Learning how to basket weave with one of the elder women was one of her favorite parts of her trip. After her experience she feels like she is now more independent, confident, open minded, and passionate about exploring the world.