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© Julie REMY The situation remains critical, few aid agencies in place, still hundreds of bodies stuck in buildings. I've only seen about 4 or 5 trucks and cranes trying to remove buildings to get people out, in the entire city!!! The smell can be...

Balance Everything is a balancing act: Riding a bicycle, weighing onions at the market, carrying water containers on your head, health, life and death. On the last day of 2009, I witnessed the balance between life and death.. A laboring woman was on...

Photo source: Daniela WIDMER Merry Christmas to all! And a special Merry Christmas to all of you I love. I miss you dearly! Warm hugs and lots of happiness on this holiday for you! I sat down to our Christmas dinner and burst out laughing. I was...

Photo source: Daniela WIDMER The first couple of nights I crawled under the mosquito net, onto the super saggy mattress and lay awake. Exhausted, yet sleepless. My brain kept repeating "Where the hell am I? How did I get here? Why am I here? What am...

Photo source: Daniela WIDMER Not many people can say, "I am in the middle of Africa". But I can righteously say "I am in the middle of Africa!" Central African Republic (CAR). Yes, it's a real country and yes, it is smack in the middle of the...