In a recent National Annual Report for the Arthritis Foundation (2007), I read an interview about an osteoarthritis patient like many of us. She said "I was somewhat forcibly living in solitude with my disease. I felt I was a "failure" and had a loss of independence due to my lack of stability and balance -- I was robbed of things I value and... Read more
As I've mentioned before, I love cooking and I finally figured out a version of my brownies for Africa (much to the endearment of my fellow volunteers who are chocaholics and the amazement of native friends who had never tasted such a thing!).This last week, our two administrators happened to have birthdays on the same day, so I was again... Read more
Much to my horror, I was robbed of $400 last week -- an amount I'd saved during my summer of hard work so that I could go on a well-deserved, 3-day safari.
Last Friday was Nani Nani, a national Tanzanian holiday celebrating the agricultural communities, so I had hoped to sneak away for a safari, an activity I love, since we had a long... Read more
Hujambo from Tanzania!
My life continues to be full of surprises and adventures. So many things that are "taken for granted" in the U.S. can become a major challenge here. I have a cute roommate in my little cement house that I call Larry. He's a tiny lizard about 3 inches long who is awesome at keeping the mosquito population... Read more
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