Archive for 2014
Back Home From Myanmar
I came back to work on Monday morning 4/14, still jet-lagged from the trip. My staff was so happy to see me. Everyone was worried about me being sick or…
Read MoreA Day in Bagan and Last Day in Myanmar 4/11-12/14
Before dawn, we climbed the steep steps to the Shwesan Daw temple. It was supposed to be the spot to be in Bagan to see the sunrise. At the top of the…
Read MoreCoffee – More Anti-Oxidants To Go With My Chocolate
For those of you who read my blog on chocolate, you may be starting to wonder about my dietary habits. Coffee and chocolate are daily staples and I suspect that…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — Leaving for Bagan 4/10/14
Mylène and I woke up early this morning to run for the last time in Naypyidaw. We weren’t even tired from the late dinner last night hosted by the Myanmar…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — The Last Outreach Clinic 04/08/14
Today we were so happy to go to an outreach clinic about an hour away from the Amara hotel. The roads took us to the countryside full of tiny grass…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — Second Day in Naypyidaw Clinic 04/07/14
Monday morning in the clinic was not productive for me because I didn’t have too many patients to see. It turned out that many of them had heard of our…
Read MoreMyanmar Beauty is More than Skin Deep
Myanmar women, like wise women elsewhere in the world, make effort to protect their skin from the sun damaging effects. In Myanmar, women (and children) wear a yellow chalky “thanaka”…
Read MorePollen Vortex — Part 1 of 2
Have you heard that this winter’s polar vortex is turning into the spring’s pollen vortex? It’s true! In my office, every spring we gear up for the high pollen count…
Read MoreApril 29th — A Remembrance of Leaving South Vietnam
Today marks the 39th year when South Vietnam fell to communism. As usual, I called my father who lives in northern Virginia to make sure he is feeling okay. He…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — First Day in Naypyidaw Clinic 04/06/14
After a wonderful breakfast in the Amara hotel, where I thought I had the sweetest papaya since I had come to Myanmar, the bus took us to the Naypyidaw Hospital. …
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