I made it back to Rwanda just in time to catch the last of the sunflowers that grew out of the seeds I planted a few months ago. I'm so excited that they actually bloomed!
29 July 2008
Sunflowers
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Refugee camp in Djibouti
On traveling
"When you travel, you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes more slowly, and on most journeys you don't even understand the language the people speak. So you are like a child just out of the womb. You begin to attach much more importance to the things around you because your survival depends on them. You begin to be more accessible to others because they may be able to help you in difficult situations. And you accept any small favor from the gods with great delight, as if it were an episode you would remember for the rest of your life. At the same time, since all things are new, you see only the beauty in them and feel happy to be alive." (Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage)
About me
I'm a southern girl with a little threadbare gypsy soul and a heart for social justice and equality, particularly health, housing and education. I currently live in Cairo, Egypt, where I work in infectious disease research, surveillance, outbreak investigation and capacity building in the region.
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July
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- Sunflowers
- Gisenyi and the Jungle Party
- Ideas are powerful
- Best donuts ever
- Spice Tour
- Snorkeling off Mnemba Island
- Kendwa
- Baobab candies
- Jozani Forest
- Dolphins and stormy seas
- Buildings in Zanzibar
- Film Festival
- Zanzibar for Obama
- Travel agent spa
- Stone Town
- Travel to Zanzibar
- Around Lusaka
- Balancing act
- HIV infection in married couples
- My new room
- Furniture store
- Police encounter
- Chimpanzee feeding
- Chimpanzees
- Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
- Copper mines
- Ubumi Bwesu
- Worn out
- Fourth of July
- Or maybe not?
- Zambian president dies
- Couples' counseling in the news
- Needed: football jerseys
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