Appreciating the Tonsils
Appreciating the Tonsils The most frequently performed operation on the human body, next to pulling teeth, is the removal of the tonsils. The operation, called a tonsillectomy, is performed mostly…
What It’s Is Like to Be a Nurse
What It’s Is Like to Be a Nurse I was born in Jamaica in the West Indies and began my nursing career there in the late 1940’s when I was…
Denmark Introduces Compulsory Sex Education
Denmark Introduces Compulsory Sex Education In May 1970 the Danish parliament passed a law having sex education compulsory in the public schools. The law took effect in the school term…
My Life as a Gypsy
My Life as a Gypsy “When God paints his pictures you had better keep quiet. Look with your eyes, but keep your foolish tongue still!” My Aunt Lila counseled me…
Old Age Can Be Enjoyable.
Old Age Can Be Enjoyable Are you past fifty years of age? Or perhaps even beyond sixty-five years, the retirement age for many persons in the United States? Do you…
Let’s Shake Hands
Let’s Shake Hands To the observer it seems that some persons simply thrive on shaking hands. They do it when first meeting in the day, even with old acquaintances, and…
A Visit to Azerbaijan.
A Visit to Azerbaijan AZERBAIJAN is the largest of the three countries of the Southern Caucasus. About a thousand years ago, Turkic tribes began settling in this territory in large…
A Visit to Belize.
A Visit to Belize BELIZE packs variety into a small space—from tropical forests to turquoise waters surrounding a multitude of islands along its coast. But diverse geography is only the…
A Visit to Cambodia.
A Visit to Cambodia FLOATING VILLAGES, bustling markets, streets jammed with motorbikes transporting everything from live chickens to refrigerators—these are just some of the sights and sounds in parts of…
A Visit to El Salvador.
A Visit to El Salvador NEARLY 500 years ago, when the Spanish arrived in what is now El Salvador, the predominant tribe in the area called their territory Cuscatlán—a name…
