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Archive for August, 2009
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Zanzibar is a real place
Posted on August 30, 2009 | View CommentsNote: This is my first post using QuickPress! YAY!
For years I’ve heard of this mythical island out on the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania. It’s called ZANZIBAR, and it’s quite nearly as awesome as I thought it would be. Zanzibar is 99% Muslim, which is a bit of a departure from the mainland where things are more mixed. This is reflected in the architecture and of course, the people. We’ll watch the sunset tonight while we eat dinner.
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Ephesus
Posted on August 24, 2009 | View CommentsI can read Greek, but I understand not a lick of it. That makes this giant old stone thing very difficult to figure out.
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Bed net + mosquito = malaria?
Posted on August 24, 2009 | View Comments
Asma is sitting in front of me on a hospital bed holding her son Abdalla’s hand. He’s lying down, semi-conscious, with a chloroquine drip in his arm. She’s wearing a black abaya with gold feather trim at the sleeves. She’s absolutely beautiful. -
Leprosy and “Kingdom work”
Posted on August 22, 2009 | View Comments
For the last two weeks, one particular session for the Tanzanian portion of our training program had been in the back of my mind, waiting. The itineraries we received in London listed a “Visit to leprosarium,” and we were informed that it was, indeed, a home for those affected by leprosy. I know what you’re thinking, “What does leprosy have to do with malaria?” I’ll address that in a later post. I think the question that is more likely to pop into your head might be, “Leprosy is still around?” -
Host family and team
Posted on August 21, 2009 | View CommentsMost of us along with most of our host family. They were super-awesome and we had too many laughs. I’ll miss them.
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Making Small Talk
Posted on August 21, 2009 | View CommentsIf I could choose a superpower to have whilst traveling, it would be the ability to speak fluently the major language(s) of the area that I’m visiting, and to have a solid grip on all the various cultural practices of its people. I’m skilled with languages as it is, but absorbing them takes time that I don’t have to spare.
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Mosquito Poop
Posted on August 21, 2009 | View Comments
I am looking at a small village. It’s about 70 feet on a side, complete with a variety of mud and brick homes, trees, grasses, and dozens of mosquitoes. And a technician with a slew of interesting gadgets. -
Interfaith Livin’
Posted on August 20, 2009 | View Comments
I was called upon by our team boss to lead the group during today’s “early morning interfaith spiritual reflection”. Since we’re all young people of faith, I suppose it’s only natural that we learn a bit from each other by sharing something from our own tradition. To be honest, it took a lot of thought to figure out which direction to go with this assignment, but I eventually settled on the Prayer of St. Francis: -
Ours is a brand new game
Posted on August 17, 2009 | View Comments
Meeting with the village elder
Our team rolled out of Ifakara town this afternoon heading…some direction – I’m not sure where – and drove more than a few kilometers out. We headed down another very bumpy road to a small village hidden in something approximating a small forest. The homes were very scattered, and almost all were underneath very tall trees. It reminded me a bit of being in the state park back home where my Dad works.
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On the Kilombero River
Posted on August 15, 2009 | View Comments
After a quick breakfast, our team headed out this morning to the Kilombero River, the body of water that separates Kilombero District from its neighbor. One of our friends from the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health came along to find some river guides; we made a deal and climbed into two massive dugout canoes. They were ships, really – probably 20 feet long and more than 2 feet deep. Our whole team plus the four river guides fit quite comfortably. We set off on a slow cruise upstream.