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May 24, 2009
24 May 2009 - Bamenda
This weekend has primarily been about relaxation. Not that Jane or I had particularly stressful weeks; we just didn’t really have much to do either Saturday or Sunday. Jane spent most of her time working on her Personal Statement for med school and I read a significant portion from The Greatest Benefit to Mankind – A Medical History of Humanity. I’ve been reading about medicine from Mesopotamia to Greece to the Dark Ages – so many fascinating techniques! Unfortunately, I’m not finding the author’s style of reporting very interesting – he mainly reports on the different figures in medical history and their works, rather than talking in depth about how those works affected the populations in which they existed or how they affected the future of medicine. “Chinese medicine” is the next chapter.
We’ve been seeing all kinds of wildlife around the flat lately – a wall gecko even got in the door last night! Some of the lizards that bask in the sun are amazing – about 10 different, vibrant colors and very big fans of bobbing their heads. Pictures coming upon arrival in the US.
Power outage count: 21
Posted by ajvandeu at May 24, 2009 12:44 PM