Flying Home

There really are no words to describe the last thirteen days…hopeful, heartfelt, challenging, surprising, awe inspiring, tearful,joyous. We’re heading home (currently somewhere over Greenland) after a sometimes frenetic but very fruitful time in Arusha. This has been a trip of hope. The antiretrovirals (ARVs) have finally reached sub Saharan Africa and our now being used; […]

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Kwaheri (Goodbye) Tanzania

Back from our safari safe and sound. More than I can say for the cape bufallo and the zebra being enjoyed by the lions of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, however! We’re saying goodbye (kwaheri) to Arusha today. Everyone’s a bit quiet, and, for some, the tears have already started (well, that would be me. […]

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Dalla Dalla’s & American Pop Culture

We all talk about the people and the hope and the spirit. In addition to the amazing people of Arusha, I have been facinated with how American pop culture is alive and well throughout the town. So many bars with American names (The Hollywood Bar, Moonlight Bar, Las Vegas Bar). Then there’s the Dalla Dalla’s […]

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Greetings

Hello Everyone, One again I find myself back in Arusha, East Africa. This has actually been my fourth trip and I have to say that I am very happy to say that there has been such a huge change in the care of patients living with HIV/AIDS. We have met many of our old friends […]

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My Entry Part II

So, my entry the other day got cut short! Not used to being limited to my time on the computer, when my 30 minutes was up, IT WAS REALLY UP! Anyway, I just wanted to add that seeing the Tumiani group return to Upone was one of the highlights of my week! The connection we […]

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A Message of Hope

I sit on the porch of my thatched roof bungalow, close my eyes and listen. The sounds are distinct and yet they seem to merge into one harmonious sympohony. I hear a multitude of bird calls, shrill whistles, small chirps, loud caws, and deep throaty gurgles. Nearby cattle are lowing and a rooster, crowing since […]

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To Be or Not To Be

I am the eye behind the camera, having a chance to see everybody in action, our team and the Tanzanians. What eyes see through the lens is remarkable. What I feel being here is remarkable. The main thing is the feeling of just to be. Nothing else matters. No material world matters, just the human […]

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Into Africa Thru New Eyes

This is my first trip to Africa with this group. So far it has been an amazing adventure. The plane ride over was never-ending for me as I was in the middle of a head cold. Fortunately all our flights were on time, connections were flawless, lay-overs were minimal and we arrived 30 minutes ahead […]

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An Awakening

Hello, America. It’s our fourth day here in Arusha. So far so good. Today we are on our way to Moshi to visit KCMC (Kilimonjoro Christian Medical Center). KCMC is a teaching hospital. They have a bed capacity of 450, but they have a daily census of 600 patients. They accept private and nonprivate patients, […]

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Mount Meru & Upone Clinic

A very busy and productive day today. Jody, Gyongver, and I went to Mount Meru Hospital and clinic to test the Orasure oral swab HIV test kit. We tested many HIV-positive patients as well as HIV-negative patients, and found the test to be easy to use and well received by the Tanzania patients. We were […]

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