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Pattye Snyder

posted 11/24/2009, comments (0)

A Herd of Goats, A Game of Tag

I retired from teaching a variety of levels of Special Education classes about 11 years ago. I've now been teaching for a few weeks in a class of physically and mentally disabled teenagers in East Africa. I've found that kids are pretty much the same all over the world regardless of the language they speak, or the challenges they... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/13/2009, comment (1)

Lizards and Magical Mornings

I awakened early this morning to my African alarm clock (our rooster). After several days of intermittent heavy rain, and little electricity, it's a glorious, sunny, cloud-free day. I went to our front porch to see if Mt. Kilimanjaro was visible and Her Majesty, as we call her, was "open" (showing) in all her snow-peaked glory! In... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (0)

Visiting Simba Across the Sea With Joint Replacement Surgery Waiting Back in the States

I awakened this morning to yet another cold and dreary, rainy Fall day and, of course, the "bonus" of my extra pain from arthritis. Early tomorrow I will catch my plane to begin the long flight back to my African home and the volunteer work I will do there for a few months. I will have limited access to a computer, the Internet and even... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/19/2009, comments (0)

Vanity, Arthritis and Wildebeests: I've Become A "Senior Citizen."

I'm a well-educated and fairly intelligent person, but once in awhile, an awareness or a thought suddenly hits me that makes me feel very dense (maybe I've spent too much time in the African Bush?). Yesterday, I was running those endless errands, working on my pre-African departure checklist, when suddenly I decided I'd better grab a quick... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/03/2009, comments (0)

Osteoarthritis and other Wild Animals

After having spent a few months last summer teaching street kids to grow their own food in a Juvenile Detention center in East Africa, I decided to add a variety of vegetables to my backyard flower gardens. I hadn't grown my own for many years due to the same (somewhat lame) excuses that most people use. I don't have the time. It's a... Read more Chevron

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