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Africa: A reflection

Published: 13 July, 2009, 23:20

I'm home in New York now, my body running on nervous energy, my stomach reeling from a bacterial infection for which I am ingesting strong antibiotics. In the less traveled areas of Africa like Benin, it is nearly impossible not to catch some form of intestinal ailment. When you must deal with these pains in the gut on two impossibly long, back-to-back sleepless flights, you begin to hallucinate...

Comments (3):

Ron Allen, July 15, 2009, 20:11 quote
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This has been a wonderful series, I have enjoyed following your adventures to a place I know I will never go but at least I can feel as though I have. Thanks. Also will you be doing a series on the Nepal or Amazon trips?
Maura, July 22, 2009, 02:28 quote
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What an experience. Sounds really life altering and grounding. It's too easy to get caught up in our easy lives here in the US. Thanks for the reality reminder.
Rebecca Buckley, August 12, 2009, 06:13 quote
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That is one reason I do not go to Africa, South America, or some of the Middle East countries. I stick with Europe, the UK, and North America. At least for now.
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