Is it me? Am I really so poor at estimating risk or do I just ignore it? Pray for Me! No, on second thought, don’t waste your prayers. I appear to be incorrigible. Anyone who would go to Uganda against State Department advice in 1988 will clearly run across an open landscape in the middleContinue reading “Never Hit by Lightning, No Matter How Hard I’ve Tried”
Category Archives: My Career
Kila Shetani na Mbuyu Wake
The ancient Swahili proverb Kila shetani na mbuyu wake (Every baobab has its demons) was first whispered to me by a Tanzanian journalist directing media relations for the second major project I worked on in Africa. Halima Shariff, wise beyond her years (some say that’s what journalism does for you), was explaining why none ofContinue reading “Kila Shetani na Mbuyu Wake”
Don’t Waste Your Time
If you are here to help me, then you are wasting your time. But if you come because your liberation is bound up in mine, then let us begin. Lily Walker, an Australian Aborigine activist The casual observer of a poor person can conspire to humiliate him. It is your surprise, your anger that deniesContinue reading “Don’t Waste Your Time”
Why I’m Blogging
A 25-year career in international health introduced me to communities affected by HIV/AIDS and other structural and political vulnerabilities. I want to speak about the hardships and courage and beauty of the people in met all over the world.
Susan Hunter 