Sanibonani!

One of the first observations a visitor to Swaziland makes is that Swazis are very proud of their culture.   And Swazis have every reason t...

“Now it is not good for the Christian’s health to hustle the Aryan brown For the Christian riles and the Aryan smiles and he weareth ...

Today is Saturday.   I wake up at six, pleased to have slept in.   Yesterday was exhausting at the clinic.   It was ARV day, and Doctors...

I’ve been thinking a lot about dependence versus aid lately.   I’m sure there are dozens if not hundreds of people who make a decent liv...

A Day in the Life… I wake up at 5:30…Whether it was the roosters, the dogs, or the booming bass of bhuti’s African house music, I don...

I wasn’t going to have a dog in Peace Corps.   I came to that conclusion some six months before I even knew what country I was being sen...

The following snippets took place both at my permanent site and training one, so ignore the fact that time jumps around a bit…. I wou...