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Almost Two Decades Down - Isabella Grandic Creates

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Solo trip to East Africa, Health Infrastructure Career and Intentions for my 20s.

A few days ago in Bujumbura, I met a few American foreign service officers. I heard stories unfathomable to my brain. Afterwards I reached out to some of the people I met on whatsapp and one person’s response had me laughing out loud. “Isabella —Izzy, Bella, Issa—an international woman of wonder, it was nice to meet you” Nicknames have been a predicament of a lifetime for me. The Serbians like Bella, the North Americans like Izzy, the Burundians like Issa, some of my closest friends like Iz. I like the variety. I like opening myself up to people, stories and places that are different.…

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