Notes from the bush

Hey there to all you faithful readers.... I'm now officially back in the US, and as such, think that it's probably time for the blog...

seed distribution continued , originally uploaded by mattcotham . One of our hospital chaplains, Daisy Munguya, sharing with the c...

seed distribution continued , originally uploaded by mattcotham . Some of our ward attendants teaching everyone how to cook porrid...

more pictures , originally uploaded by mattcotham .

seed distribution , originally uploaded by mattcotham . These past two weeks have seen the distribution of all those seeds I poste...

The Glostavent , originally uploaded by mattcotham . The Glostavent -- perhaps the sequel to The Groundnuts Project -- is the name...

Haven't been writing all that much for a while -- perhaps it's best to be winding down a little bit with the blogging and honestly a...

The groundnuts project , originally uploaded by mattcotham . The Groundnuts Project -- sounds like a 60's band. I spent last ...

fire on the mountain , originally uploaded by mattcotham . When I was a kid we accidentally burned down the neighbors yard by putt...

We are cranking out the circumcisions these days at the hospital. Who would have thought that adult circumcision would be such a popular th...

Hello again from Mukinge! Time in Zambia is rapidly drawing short for me -- my departure date has officially been set for November 10t...

Captain and crew , originally uploaded by mattcotham . Captain (the kid on the right) was in the hospital for about 3 months last ...

The Tompkins welcomed Emelyn, their third child, into the world yesterday morning at 9am. After a somewhat stressful week, she arrived one ...

My neighbors, Pam and Menda, want to start an orphanage. In fact, they are already supporting several orphans, but are currently working to...

which is dirtier, the bath or me? , originally uploaded by mattcotham . I won't say that sometimes I don't become frustrated ...

which is dirtier, the bath or me? , originally uploaded by mattcotham . kind of pretty, in a gross kind of way....

This week marks the official handover of my job as the director of clinical services at the hospital to one of the other docs who's plan...

My friend Hilary has been out to visit me the past month (she's the one that has been guest blogging on the site) and she's been cha...

I wanted to say thanks to Hilary for being willing to contribute to the blog for the past few weeks. She's winging her way back to the ...

Mukinge Hill Academy teaching staff , originally uploaded by mattcotham . The fabulous teaching staff at Mukinge Hill Academy: from l...

last day of school , originally uploaded by mattcotham .

From Hilary: Hi, everyone! I'll be headed back toward the United States of America a little later this week…. I hope my guest bloggin...

From Hilary: Hi, everyone! Mabel and I celebrated the last day of school for the term this past Friday with the kids. The language lesson...

village friends , originally uploaded by mattcotham .

nutrition class , originally uploaded by hilary.

Hilary: My guess is that Dr. Matt will probably continue to be rather understated about the difference he's made during his time here in...

Hilary: I've been spending a few hours each week praying for the hospital patients with one of the chaplains, so I've had the opport...

Hilary: Recently I had the chance to sit in on the Zambian social studies class that Auntie Fungaloko, the grade 1 instructor, teaches to ou...

I'm told there used to be a concept called the 'missionary barrel'; instead of throwing something away or giving it to Goodwill,...

more cards , originally uploaded by mattcotham .