Tag: Namibia
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The break that made me take a break.
It is 9am on a Friday and I’m sitting on the exam table at an orthopedic office. The doctor comes in, flanked by another doctor and a nurse, and tells me he has studied the x-rays of my foot. He confirms the fracture and tells me he recommends surgery. It has now been 9 days…
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Pause
Mentally shutting it all off. Recharging ones own battery by physically removing yourself from the daily grind, stress and demands of work and life for a while. A necessity in my opinion. Many see a vacation as a luxury. Taking a break as a missed opportunity to make money. We have been programmed to believe…
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Third World Welfare
In the 15 years now that I have been part of the world of animal welfare in America I have seen so many changes. Changes for the better. Changes that make the general public more aware. Changes that demand better from us humans. It was not always a given that your cat or dog would…
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Immigrant
It is ironic that I am writing this next post while home on Thanksgiving break. Growing up in Namibia I had never heard of Thanksgiving. I remember one morning my sister had some kind of large lizard in bed with her. Wearing her head to toe pajamas, lying on her back she had this reptile…