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Monday, November, 23, 2009
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Flip Flops And African Mornings

  It will be incredibly hard to return to the fast-paced life in America. I absolutely love the peace of waking here after a chilly night and a softly quiet African morning. As I unwind from my mosquito netting (I don't know how I get that way) I look forward to my first cup of coffee, even though it's instant. I sit outside under the... Read moreChevron

Part II -- CLOVES, DALA DALAS, AND A MOUNTAIN OF STAIRS

Our dinner on the Muslim island of Pemba was "Chips and Goat" -- the meat was tiny, dried bits that we HOPED was goat and not something more exotic, so we cheerfully just swallowed it and ate lots of potatoes!   After literally spicing up our lives, we stopped by a forest preserve, again, seldom visited by tourists. We were given a... Read moreChevron

Cloves, Dala Dalas, and a Mountain of Stairs

I've gotten so behind on my daily journal, and I don't seem to know where the days go. My days are filled with my teaching in the prison yard for juveniles, TRYING to hand wash all of my laundry and hanging it out to dry when it's sunny, studying, more language and cultural lessons, etc.   Last week, a new group of volunteers came in with... Read moreChevron

Osteoarthritis On the Other Side of the World: Rice, Mud and an African Prison

Jambo from Moshi (Tanzania, E. Africa)   My life continues to be a never-ending source of challenges and surprises.   I am working with 21 teenagers in a prison for Juveniles, ages about 9 to 17.  MY GUYS (yes, I REALLY care about them) have usually been arrested for such horrible crimes as stealing food or street... Read moreChevron

A MOUNTAINTOP AND A HANDFUL OF BEANS

JAMBO BWANAS (Hello Friends)   Hi from Africa! I'm now living in a rural village in Eastern Africa in Tanzania.  For our regular readers, I DID spend my 65th birthday on Mt. Kilimanjaro, fulfilling this  lifetime dream!   I also spent a half day in a Chagga village on the side of the mountain where the entire village... Read moreChevron

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The breakdown of cartilage in the knee can lead to bony protrusions called spurs and considerable joint pain.

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