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Student adjusts to life in northern Uganda during independent study

Lily McKay, junior anthropology major from North Kingstown, came back from Uganda a little over a month ago with a new perspective on issues that the average American faces on a daily basis.

The School for International Training facilitated the four-month independent study that focused on the cultural views of children and people with disabilities.

�As soon as I was old enough to know what Africa was, I knew I wanted to study there. I became involved with Invisible Children a few years ago, which is an organization that rescues child soldiers, and through that program, learned more about Uganda and decided that was where I wanted to go,� said McKay...

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