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:Learning Serenity:: Written Tuesday September 1, 2009
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Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Thursday, October 8, 2009. Written Tuesday September 1, 2009. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Random thoughts and questions that have come to mi. Written Sunday September 20, 2009. Written Tuesday September 1, 2009. My Going Away Party in Songuela. On Air in Mali.
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Beatrice Goes to Africa: Mali Midwives Training in August
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Beatrice Goes to Africa. Sunday, June 13, 2010. Mali Midwives Training in August. A Malian proverb says that a woman in labor has one foot on earth, and one foot in the grave. The proverb is all too true: a woman in Mali has a 1 in 25 lifetime chance of dying from childbearing complications. Last year's training was (to my knowledge) the only follow up training my friends have had since they received their initial midwife training many years ago. The sad truth is that the Malian Ministry of Health si...
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On Air in Mali: February 2010
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On Air in Mali. Weighing babies, eating beans, and tea hopping as a peace corps volunteer in mali. the adventures of samouhan daou. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Joe lights a fire to keep away the bugs and I spread my shirt in front of it to try to dry the sweat. The wind blows up in the night and I haven't been this cold since I left America. I sit up on my mat and put on my glasses. The moon has fallen and the stars are bright and oh-so-close, O'Ryan's Belt within arm's reach. She was right, my stomach ...
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On Air in Mali: June 2009
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On Air in Mali. Weighing babies, eating beans, and tea hopping as a peace corps volunteer in mali. the adventures of samouhan daou. Thursday, June 25, 2009. Life As I Know It. Carry the water home and wash your laundry. Be sure your compound walls are high, or else you'll find men and women critiquing the way you wash your clothes and dishes and how you spend your time at all hours of day. Ah, Samouhan, they will say, why don't you pay me to wash your clothes! Donne moi un cadeau! At the clinic, weigh ba...
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On Air in Mali: May 2009
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On Air in Mali. Weighing babies, eating beans, and tea hopping as a peace corps volunteer in mali. the adventures of samouhan daou. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. A way to beat the heat! Banta set up a hammock in our compound. But don't try to push her! She's sure she'll fall out. To Have and To Hold. It is May, and the earth seemed to have resigned itself to its parched future. One of the many village griots singing the praises of Samouhan Daou. Lahmine Daou, my jatigi. They seem to cry, No hands! One of the br...
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On Air in Mali: Portrait of a Patriot in Mali
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On Air in Mali. Weighing babies, eating beans, and tea hopping as a peace corps volunteer in mali. the adventures of samouhan daou. Monday, June 28, 2010. Portrait of a Patriot in Mali. As Esther and I walked to the bar, I couldn't figure out which team to support. My own country or the last African team still in the game? Either win would be a victory in my book, but I knew how depressed my Malian friends would be if Ghana lost. Everyone had set their hopes on the Ghanaian team. Tell me Americans are al...
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On Air in Mali: April 2010
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On Air in Mali. Weighing babies, eating beans, and tea hopping as a peace corps volunteer in mali. the adventures of samouhan daou. Thursday, April 8, 2010. Mixed Signals in Development. Kadia simply could not take her daughter to the hospital - it wasn't an option. Fine," said Doumbia, "We have done all we can for you. If you refuse our referral, we will be forced to drop you from the program.". The porridge powder had been selling for several months when a shipment arrived from UNICEF two weeks ago: 15...
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On Air in Mali: June 2010
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On Air in Mali. Weighing babies, eating beans, and tea hopping as a peace corps volunteer in mali. the adventures of samouhan daou. Monday, June 28, 2010. Portrait of a Patriot in Mali. As Esther and I walked to the bar, I couldn't figure out which team to support. My own country or the last African team still in the game? Either win would be a victory in my book, but I knew how depressed my Malian friends would be if Ghana lost. Everyone had set their hopes on the Ghanaian team. Tell me Americans are al...
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On Air in Mali: July 2010
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On Air in Mali. Weighing babies, eating beans, and tea hopping as a peace corps volunteer in mali. the adventures of samouhan daou. Friday, July 16, 2010. The vaccination Tata received on Tuesday didn't account for her fever. Wednesday morning, I stopped by Soté's house on my way to the well. I found Soté dressing three-month old Tata and spraying her with perfume. The knife wasn't sharp, but it is big. It makes a dull sawing noise, but finally the goat's head is off. We waited for Lahmine in the darknes...
