Wish I had more opportunities to go to the beautiful places in Nigeria (and to show them in my photos). There are many amazing parts of the country I’m only able to read about, not see or go to. The places I go for work are largely in industrial areas and some of the most […]
“Where are you? Are you in ‘the bush’ somewhere?” I wrinkled my forehead. “Erm, I’m in the capital.” Dead silence, then “What? Well, then, there must be good medical care there.” “I had a sterile needle.” “Don’t some Westerners live there? Don’t they see physicians?” “This is the best clinic in the city.” “Don’t they […]
I have malaria, too. Terrific. Here’s to hoping it’s not drug-resistant. G accused me of being a copycat, but I maintain that we’ve had it for the same length of time and men are simply inherently worse at tolerating pain and sickness. Day 1 — 6:00 pm: First dose of anti-malarials. Hot diggity dog.