Wherein a bunch of dudes who are good and less good at camping go camping at Paradise within Mr. Rainier National Park. If you need me baby I’m, for, realThe rest of your life, I’ll take you to paradise,(Paradise, is very nice) – LL Cool J
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Father Stretch My Hands (Pt. 3) – Jung Moola (Jungfrau, Switzerland)
You’re the only power (power…) Yoooouuuuu’re the only power that can… You’re the only power (power…) Yoooouuuuu’re the only power that can… Ohhhhhhhhh….. Ohhhhhhhhhhh……… Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh………… Fa-ther…… If young metro don’t trust you….. About 6-7 years ago I was talking with my good friend Laura Lynn Brown at work when she revealed to me that she […]
Paris, France – Rationalism for Racial Impostors
self: n. the sense of being separate and distinct from others and the awareness of the constancy of the self identity: n. the qualities, beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions of a person or group that make them different from others I like to think of the ‘self’ as who you are to you and ‘identity’ […]
Lamu, Kenya Pt. II – Dhows, Donkeys, and Doorways to the Past
Me: Now I’m gonna talk to a donkey. A Donkey: … Me: Hi donkey! What’s going on? AD: … … Me: You’re a donkey I like that. AD: … … … Me: O.K. talk to you later donkey. Now say hi to your mother for me alright. AD: *walks away* Mentally repeat over and over again for three days and then End Scene. […]
Lamu, Kenya Pt. I – An Assault On Complacency
College Friends: Yo we’re joining a co-ed Chemistry fraternity. You should join. Alex: Rad, sign me up! CF: Hey there’s this Chemistry workshop for visually impaired students. I think you’d like it. Alex: F yeah I would! CF: Hey I can probably get you a job as a medical scribe. You should apply. Alex: Sounds awesome! Send me the application. Continue scene […]
Mombasa, Kenya – Uber Fucking Everywhere
Literally everyone: Are you doing anything fun before residency? Me: Yeah yeah, heading back to East Africa for a global health elective. Six weeks in Mombasa on the coast of Kenya this time. LE: Ahhhh, cool (very confused look). End Scene. It has been a touch over two weeks since I touched down in East […]
Now Stay Woke (Great Falls, MT)
There are a few things that make the UW School of Medicine uniquely special. Foremost among them is the WWAMI experience which offers a truly incredible opportunity to see new places and meet new people. I’m sure no other school in the country provides such ‘diverse’ opportunities for travel and clinical exposure. I use air quotes because […]
Lake Kivu (Gisenyi, Rwanda) – “I only believe in science…”
On part II of our forever journey from Uganda to the Congo our crew headed to Gisenyi, Rwanda on the coast of Lake Kivu. This rather large lake is one of the “Great Lakes” of Africa and lies just below Virunga National Park on the border of Rwanda and The-Motherfucking-Congo. This should be the official country name as far as […]
Kigali, Rwanda – “Bitch Don’t Kill Me” Vibe
You do not simply VISIT Rwanda so much as EXPERIENCE it… I feel a bit stupid having not even considered Rwanda when I “signed up” to travel to the Congo with my classmate Danny, but it’s hard to not fixate on the mere idea of a proposal with the words “Congo” and “volcano” in the […]
Welcome to Uganda
I love this photo for so many reasons. The focus is off, the exposure is wrong, and there’s a blemish in the bottom right corner of the full print. Still there is just so much going on here. This intersection led up to our house and to this day I still can’t tell you what it’s called. All I know is […]