Choices

2013/06/15 by mkhana

I suppose, like everyone is quick to point out, having options is a luxury I should appreciate. Decisions have to be made, however, and with the time ticking by, choices have to be made soon. Tendencies to try to please others

Next Steps…

2013/06/07 by mkhana

I am excited. In August, I set off to live in a land that is not my own, that I have never even thought would ever be my home. I shall live in a rural area. I shall do public health things. And I know that it will be a challenge. As such, I look […]

Nottoway Plantation

2013/06/05 by mkhana

The South has a number of plantations along the Mississippi River, from the famous Oak Alley plantation, to the Laura plantation some miles from New Orleans. The family at Nottoway Plantation built a grand house with some very modern touches including a bowling alley for the children, flushing toilets (!!) and servant call-bells (like those […]

ETC

2013/06/05 by mkhana

Some ETC bits and pips.

Golden State

2013/06/03 by mkhana

It feels like home. The warm sun on my face, the strange people in the neighborhood, the fancy-named organic drinks and paying for oxygen at a fancy bar, people-watching on Sunset, shopping at the grocery store with girls who look like they are the next big thing in the movie world… and are the size […]

Public Health Wednesdays: Polio’s Back?

2013/05/23 by mkhana

Public Health Wednesdays: Polio’s Back? NPR – May 22, 2013 Kenya has recorded its first case of polio in two years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday….