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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I made it home safely and am already half way through a week of school in Springfield! It is hard to believe that only one week ago I was sitting in a small room in the village of Sobiba (not ...
I’m Ghana be home soon!
Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Feb 25-28 Traveling! I stayed in Tamale the 25th and caught an early flight to Accra on the 26th. I am currently in Agape Guesthouse in Accra passing time until my international flight leaves tomorrow (27th) evening. The guesthouse has wi-fi, so ...
I think this is where I left off last time…
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Feb 23 This morning I was in the records department and I spent the afternoon in the injection/dressing room. After things wound up there, I went to see the River Oti. This is the river that separates Ghana from Togo. Last ...
And the heat goes on…
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Feb 17 This morning I went with the MOCA team to visit one of the local schools. When the MOCA team was here last April, they went to a school and donated money to help them build a new facility. Today, ...
Safari love it!
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »(So far I love it!) Feb 13-14 Another great weekend in Ghana! This weekend I met the MOCA (Mission Outreach and Community Assistance) team that arrived from Buffalo, NY and went to Mole National Park for a safari! The trip there was ...
You’re Ghana Want to Read This…
Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Feb 9-12 This week has flown by! Tuesday I spent at the hospital going on rounds and in the theatre with Dr. Jean. Wednesday I checked up on some patients for Dr. Jean and then spent the day at the PHC ...
Weekend in Kumasi!
Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Feb 6-8 Weekend trip to Kumasi! We left Saturday morning at 5:30 and didn’t arrive in Kumasi until 6pm! We did make several stops on the way in Tamale, Kintampo and Sunyani for visiting with Dr. Jean and Bob’s friends and ...
The end of my first week…
Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Feb 5 Today was the day of gifts! This morning Dr. Jean took me to meet another Chief, and to welcome me to Saboba, he had someone catch me a guinea fowl. Tradition here is that the native people like to ...
My first two days in Saboba…
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »February 3 This morning I met a few more important people of the community I had yet to meet: the Reagent and the Chief of Saboba. After that, I headed to the hospital and started rounds with some of the other ...
Saboba Bound…
Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »I have made it through all of the flights safely! I did have a tiny snag in London going through security. They saw something suspicious in my carry on and had to go through everything. Turns out, a reflex hammer ...