Love In the Time of Corona/COVID-19 – The Step Outside
As we mourn those that we've lost, so must we make efforts looking forward without dishonoring the sacrifices made. The world does not wait. It’s been nearly 2 weeks since I wrote about deciding when it would be prudent to begin heading outside more regularly:...
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Announcing the World Premiere of our Short Film on Egypt 2019!
TLDR: The Monsoon Diaries has always been at the intersection of ethical healthcare + travel for a global community. As we continue to provide updates on the ground for COVID-19, we also must take steps to rebuilding a future and life of responsible and affordable...
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Love In the Time of Corona/COVID-19 — Going On Offense
PSA: It's time to play offense on COVID-19 About 9 weeks ago I had written how in the middle of the tsunami of the first wave, the safest assumption (with the relative little information we had) at the time was that one should come to the ER only if they had a life...
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Love In The Time Of Corona/COVID-19 — The End Of The First Wave
Stepped outside in the middle of my ER shift on Monday, April 13th to take a moment to myself when a passerby with a camera happened to be at the right place at the right time:I needed to breathe. I needed to know if I was still alive.A few weeks later and through...
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Love In The Time Of Corona/COVID-19 – The Plateau
A PSA on what "Plateau'ing" really means for us.(TLDR: things seem to be calmer this week in the ER, but #dontfuckitup and #keepstayingthefuckhome) That things are getting "better" is a relative statement: You put sugar on poop, it's still poop -- Forgive me if I've...
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Love In The Time Of Corona/COVID-19
My PSA on COVID-19 testing: UNLESS it’s a life or limb threatening emergency (eg you need oxygen or ventilatory support), DO NOT GO TO, OR GET ROUTINE COVID-19 TESTING IN AN ER!!! What a week it’s been — I’ve worked the past 10 days in 7 different ERs in NYC. Every...
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The “Cabin-da” Woods: “We Are Not Ready For Tourism” | Everything You Need To Know About Visiting Cabinda!
Primer on CabindaFormerly known as "Portuguese Congo" and no larger than the state of Delaware, Cabinda is a curious little region sandwiched between the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Having endured a 30 year long struggle to claim...
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“Namibe”-tter Duo, I’ll Wait. Otherwise You Gotta “Lubango!”
After some uneven back-and-forth kind of travel in the outskirts of Luanda yesterday, we "slept in" this morning until 8am before starting out day with a drive to Cacuaco for a stroll around a local fishing village. My gut feeling here was that since tourism here is...
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