Yen’s Story
He is deceivingly old for his appearance. He stands at easily under 5 foot, a slender body as most people here. But what raises question as for his correct age, is the fact that he has scarification on his face, which is a discontinued birth ritual practice. Up to probably the later 1990’s it [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Yen’s story
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sleeping Beauty
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sleeping Beauty, a good name for my seemingly un-trainable, but much needed 19 year old Nabt language assistant. She is my mouth and my ears as we see 20-30 patients per day. On a good day we might have one patient that speaks any English at all. Schools were very few and far between until [...]
November and Thankgiving
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One week ago the weather in northern Ghana made an about face, bringing a conclusive end to the regular farming season. The pervasive heat, humidity and occasional rain shower of October and early November resulted in a steady temperature of 89.5 degrees in our room, not the most pleasant conditions for sleeping. At these temperatures [...]
