Monthly Archives: June 2012

Addiction in America

Posted on 30/06/2012 by wagarob

That the U.S. (or any nation) is a nation of addicts could be definitionally true if one were to include all substances, so let us begin by eliminating things like oxygen, liquids, and foods needed for basic human life. For … Continue reading →

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Initiatives

Posted on 25/06/2012 by wagarob

Bamako Initiative, Stomp Out Malaria, Bug Net Distribution.  These are just a few of the buzz-words you should familiarize yourself with if you plan to do health work in West Africa. — When I got to Burkina, the Bamako Initiative (BI) … Continue reading →

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The Hipster Hunt

Posted on 20/06/2012 by wagarob

In Burkina, there was no such thing as true American hip.  We all idolized what we called “(H)ip-(h)op americain,” but that in no way resembled anything I’d ever known to be “cool” in America, so I usually just humoured my … Continue reading →

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Les Méthodes de Traitement de l’Eau

Posted on 16/06/2012 by wagarob

For the Anglophone purists, I recommend trying out Google Translate.  If nothing else, it’s a funny read that way. — Dans les pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, la disponibilité de l’eau potable est des fois très bas.  Sans les systèmes nationalisé pour la purification de l’eau … Continue reading →

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Hygiene

Posted on 12/06/2012 by wagarob

If you travel far enough down the rabbit hole, you may find it is not the rabbit you chase, but your self. — Since Saturday’s post, I have gotten advice from several great advisors, sought new directions, healed, danced in … Continue reading →

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Stupid tangents

Posted on 09/06/2012 by wagarob

So as many of you know, I was recently involved in a relatively bad accident.  I was biking down the bike lane a bit like this… It wasn’t really the end.  However, after developing plans to deal with lots of … Continue reading →

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Nutrition 2 – the “three” food-groups

Posted on 06/06/2012 by wagarob

In addition to counting only five continents (Africa, Europe, America, Asia, and Australia), anywhere from 49 to 52 states, and getting named in rough correlation to the saint associated with the day of your birth or in one of the … Continue reading →

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Nutrition 1 – Moringa oleifera

Posted on 04/06/2012 by wagarob

In Burkina, and much of the developing world, nutrition is both necessary and hard to come by.  Imagine the poverty line to be at somewhere around $1/day (this is already a bit out-dated).  Add that many Burkinabé live below that … Continue reading →

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Bonjour à toute et à tous…

Posted on 04/06/2012 by wagarob

I have never written a blog before and am not really sure the right way to begin, but as all good things must have a beginning, ’tis better to jump in and see if I can swim than to flounder … Continue reading →

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