Welcome a new cohort of Global Health-ers

This blog is a way to update your friends when you are doing research or throwing a large bash. I will send out an email so that anybody can post or be the administer. I think that the best people responsible for it is the social committee or anyone who knows where the best happy hours are!

There are continuing global health-ers who are not on the email list but follow this blog so it is a nice way to retain social networks.

Welcome and hope you are doing great!
Best,
Noah

Long Post about researching on my own blog...didn't want to take up a lot space here :)
miss you all, N

My project is in full swing and I have been interviewing people in their villages...it has both been tiresome, wonderful, boring, exciting, enlightening.

A normal day involves networking with people in the province town, preparing for interviews. Motorbiking 45 minutes or more through rice fields to meet some villagers. Sometimes the interviews work great other times not so much. I have interviewed around 25-30 people so far but didn't record all of them and not going to use all of them so want to get more indepth deeper interviews.

Health is a different concept here and it is tricky to figure how to ask about it especially when my target audience doesn't think much about it. Also, everyone is in the field planting rice so I have about 2 hrs a day when I can meet with people 5-7pm so I get a lot of riding in twilight. It is super beautiful here and people are being so kind and wonderful. Here are some pics from the last few days:

riding back from interviews

the snake I ate when I was introducing myself to the village leader

my research assistant

the temple from one of the villages

a traditional healer and his buffalo: traditional medicine is still used, often combined with modern treatment

More later,
Hugs, N
PS Kai Your pictures look beautiful I am glad you are having a great time!!!!

Hot Sudan summer

Hello to all from Khartoum, Sudan!

My life and research here go greatly. Local Sudanese people are so helpful.

Photos from bottom to up

1 I'm eating fish from the Nile.

2 Africa?

3 I will take your camel.

4 Pyramid!

5 Ward in a village hospital, where Chinese doctors have been working for 35 years.

6 My football team

7 I'm giving a presentation in Sudan Ministry of Health

Hi from Mozambique!!!!!
Miss you all, muitos e muitos beijos!!!!!!!!!!

What does Sea Turtles, Karaoke, Thai Master Students, wine coolers and the beach have in common?

My first couple days in Thailand!

Loving it but miss my seattle peeps...more to follow when I am actually doing stuff besides petting sea turtles, rocking out to thai songs on a bus and sitting by the ocean...
Cheers, hugs N

erin and joanna are in lima, peru!

hello everyone! we are so excited to keep you updated with our lives here in Peru!

so i will post here a few key notes about what we've been up to, a few pictures, but for the full story (and the silly details) go to my blog at: http://joannaperu2009.blogspot.com/

or give me (joanna) a call at: 011-511-988681339

highlights from peru thus far:
-we've met some really great contacts who we adore
-we've seen a lot of lima (Mostly miraflores and canta gallo, a shanty town where we will be doing some of our research and public health work)
-we've met the leaders of the canta gallo Shipibo indigenous group and discussed health education workshops that we'll start doing next week
-we've been out on the town in miraflores, which has a great nightlife scene!
-we miss everyone so much!

some pictures:

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS SUMMER? Share it with us!!!!!

So this summer we are all going across the world! If you have moderate internet and little free time...I thought this would be the best forum to share pictures etc...

So when you send your weekly, monthly email home copy paste some interesting stuff here so that we can keep track of the amazing things we do!!!

Karaoke Friday!!!!! and BBQ Saturday!!!!

Friday
Karaoke After hour happy hour!
Last party in Noah's old house, ever!!!!!

Karaoke Machine will be there and we only need fellow singers to be there to rock it!!!!

What to bring? Your singing voice and whatever you want to drink and eat.

When it begins? Up to you....after happy hour, after clothing exchange, when you come it is a party!

7711 17th Ave NE, Seattle, Wa 98115


SATURDAY
Get your Eat On!!!

Who wants to check out Christian's home???
Get some yummy grub:

2 pm....

9449 37th Ave. SW
Seattle, Wa 98126

A dancing time at the world rhythm festival...although we did have to make our own party

HAPPY HOUR after MGMT Friday Apr 24th

So I was thinking we should mesh with some COPHPers and do a combined happy hour. Maybe we could have three tables: one for community dialogue on participatory based research, one table on global health determinants and positive/negative impacts on aid and one table to talk about how sweet the Seattle Sounders are!

Place: Kristos Eastlake
Time: after mgmt to go over our leadership dev't plans 5-6:30 this Friday.

Kristos is a new Greek restaurant and bar less than a block south of the University bridge (ie easy walking/biking
distance from school). The website doesn't say what their happy hourspecials are but this Seattle Weekly article says they have $4 wells, $5wines and a buck off pints, with the entire menu (excluding entrees) at 50% off.

Also, there is a group of us that will be heading to the Seattle Center at 6:30ish to go to the free world music from 7-10 pm after happy hour.

MARATHON: Vancouver May 3rd

Join us for a run!
Or just cheer us on at the 11th mile when we are all feeling pooped....

The Global Health and Friends run teams is heading to Vancouver to represent Public Health!

If anyone wants to come, run, cheer, celebrate or give us massages let us know!

BDAY PARTY NOAH'S: FRIDAY

28 years later...

Join us for a Celebration!
A celebration of what?.....Noah turning almost 30

BDAY party for the awkward age of 29.
Date: April 17th, 2009
Time: 7pm-morning
Where: 7711 17th Ave Ne, Seattle, Wa, 98115

However, it is not all about me...It is also about other April bday-ers such as the Sarahs', my roommates Mom, Eddie Murphy, Peter Frampton and Tony Danza.

It is also a fundraiser for our own Bea to get a new used laptop because there was a horrible accident that involved a new Macbook keypad and peach cider (Social safety nets unite!)

No gifts needed just some company and some bday hugs and love for me, Sarah's and Danza!

7pm - 10pm hanging out and bbqing, good conversation in backyard (weather permitting), 10pm onwards: Dancing til the Morning! Friends are more than welcome.

GH Social Life Continues...

Global Health Social Life with a Ba-BANG!

Important social event numero uno:
Sunday, February 1: SUPERBOWL PARTY at Noah's!
- Kick off is at 3:17pm
- Half time Show = Bruuuuuuuce!
- Bring yourself, deepfried snacks, healthy snacks, beer or whatever you want!
- Noah's addy again- 7711 17th Ave. NE

Important social event numero dos:
Tuesday, February 3rd: SPEED DATING at the HUB
- Hosted by the GPSS (check out their website to register and for more, slightly limited details)
- Time- 6pm to 8:30pm

Important social event numero tres:
Friday, February 6th: GH HAPPY HOUR Foege 4th floor-?
- 5pm- ish
- Free liquid happiness for an hour.... or two... or three
- Snacks too

Important social event numero cuatro:
Friday, February 6th: KARAOKE
- Location TBA
- Time- Immediately after GH happy hour!
- Practice practice practice!

Happy NEW YEARS...Let me help you with your resolutions

Dear Global Health Friends,

So...just to give you an update:

The 80s party rocked....

Here's events and groups to look forward to this New Year: 

1) GH Running group...wed. morning/sun afternoon definites

2) meditation group: most likely tuesday evening 7-8:30 will confirm later

3) Cultural movie night: most likely 1st and 3rd thursday... rotating houses

4) Post Hannukah Party: Becky's will confirm date later

5) Of course our holiday party at our beloved prof's house on Jan 10

6) much more to come....