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7th Annual Update: Tenth Anniversary Edition!
Caution: this blog post has my favourite rainbow photo in it. Just in case you don’t like rainbows. I started this blog ten years ago, but I didn’t start writing long-winded, chart-riddled, tiresome...
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Skateboarding in CAR (August 2014)
[This post is being published out of order; the story is from August 2014] Alex is a Swedish doctor just a few weeks older than me. Coming to the Central African Republic (CAR) for his first mission...
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A Sunday drive in the Central African Republic (August 2014)
[This post is being published out of order; the story is from 17 August 2014] Butterflies, clustered by the hundreds on the red laterite road, fluttered up into the densely hot air like rebellious...
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Yabada Siguigi (August 2014)
[This post is being published out of order; the story is from late August 2014] Many years ago, French colonists arrived in a village in what is now the Central African Republic. The chief, whose name...
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Rapid Malaria testing in Yamalé (August 2014)
[This post is being published out of order; the story is from mid-August 2014] On August 13th, I accompanied three medical staff and a driver for a mobile clinic in Yamalé, a village on the road that...
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Building bridges with the community – Part I: when DIY portable bridge deck...
[This post is being published out of order; the story is from September 2014] Disclaimer: This post does not contain any technical information or advice for constructing or repairing bridges that are...
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Building bridges with the community – Part II: from bamblooprint to reality...
[This post is being published out of order; the story is from September 2014] Disclaimer: This post does not contain any technical information or advice for constructing or repairing bridges that are...
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Annual Update Nine: a labyrinthine look at 2016
Dear family, friends, coworkers, and people I accidentally put in my contacts list: Another year has passed and it follows, therefore, that it’s time for another annual update. In all of 2016, I...
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