Mahdu and I got out first thing in the morning to pick up Heidi at the port, and returned to a lavish South Indian breakfast, including the best (red) curried shrimp I’ve ever had in […]

We awoke at 0700 for breakfast, and were joined by Rao, who arrived at 0300. Rao has a very commanding, yet soft-spoken presence, quite unlike his son Mahdu, and I enjoyed briefly talking with him […]

The boys and I were scheduled to participate in the 3-day Rotarian Homestay that SAS coordinated, though ours was arranged through Dr. Strenecky, an SAS professor who often teaches a service learning course named The […]

So, where to start with our first day in India? We awoke early, as usual, to watch the port come into view, and as I’d read, as soon as we stepped onto the outer deck, […]

I know you have, you just don’t remember why. You may not know where this island is on this big, blue earth, but I can assure you that way back in grade school, you learned […]

Wow, am I conflicted about my time in South Africa.  In both Ghana and Morocco, I’ve been able to discover some humor, to spin a tale here or there for the fun of just spinning […]

  Only one day out from departing Morocco, I find myself wanting more time in the medinas, wishing that we could have seen the town of Fes, a place where time has stood nearly still, […]

Our last day in Morocco saw only 6 or so hours of available time before Heidi had to be back onboard for post-port clinic. The four of us went out with the Public Health professor, […]

After a quick euro-breakfast at the hotel, we were off on the bus to head up into the Ourika Valley of the Atlas Mtns. to see how the Berber people lived. From Casablanca the terrain […]

Well, that ‘eye-opening’ was actually two days ago, and I think we’ve only now maybe started to learn those life skills come today, after experiencing the medina in Marrakech. Wow. And I do mean, WOW! […]

Our first steps off the ship onto Moroccan soil! Tate wondering what lies ahead… Our first day in Morocco started with a city orientation tour, briefly stopping in a neighborhood to see some shops, on […]

  Wow. Finally, nearly 7 days later, after a mid-morning (read: trying to shuck the headache) nap, tonight I finally feel almost human again! That was, by far, the nastiest upper respiratory crud I’ve had […]