DEC-A-1

SERIES BEGINS WITH THE PRE-HOLIDAY RUSH AND
TRIPS TO PITTSFIELD MA, AND AKRON, OH

1. Index to Dec-A-Series
2. A return to the balmy “winter” Eastern Shore to sit in a tree to see no deer—but an unusual repeat target, a very long way away through the dawn fog!
3. An exchange over international service in Nepal and in Dharmamsala.
4. A GW MD/MPH student freshman intersted in Ghana.
5. The balmy December days prompts the discovery of a new resource for “health and wellness” right next door in GWU.
6. By small turns does fate twist me back into unusual corners of the world, hooking up coincidences from past favors—such as a suitcase of Mary Kay cosmetics—and an exhilarating, and almost final, transit through the Khyber Pass—to a potential new era humanitarian mission to—would you believe?—Afghanistan!
7. Record-breaking news—including the first trip off base by air travel to a favorite place under the sun—not typically thought of as a retreat for winter warmth, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, Mass.
8. Return to IAD, DC, GWU, Derwood from the snowy start of winter in Pittsfield and Albany for domestic chores near home.
9. Another aspiring wannabe now getting through the thicket of medical school with eyes on the international prize.
10. A good corporate citizen contributes gifts in kind for the next medical missions.

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