All Things Strange and Wonderful: My Adventures as a Vet in Africa
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1925048497 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has a degree in veterinary science and is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Associations. His adventures in Malawi were the result of a stint with the Peace Corp.. Reb is an American citizen currently residing in Western Australia with his family. Dr
About the AuthorDr. He has a degree in veterinary science and is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Associations. Reb is an American citizen currently residing in Western Australia with his family. His adventures in Malawi were the result of a stint with the Peace Corp.
As he studied them, they began to tingle. Reb signed up for a two-year stint with the Peace Corp Volunteers, and found himself in Malawi. Mzimba took hold of both of my wrists and turned them over so that the palms faced upward. Then he stared into my eyes and while the tingling in my hands began to fade, my cheeks now felt as if an electrical charge was passing through them. Then he was introduced to a local witch doctor, Dr. The Peace Corps had given me extensive crosscultural training, but I didn’t recall anything about greetings of this nature. A national fuel shortage meant no delivery of supplies, and he had to improvise at every turn. Mzimba, and two very sick puppies, Skippy and Bozo. As a newly graduated vet Dr. Through a smile that filled his face, he said, “I’ve been waiting a long time for you, Dokotala.” So began Dr. Reb’s strange and wonderful adventures, where he discovered that in Africa anything can happen and usually does, especially when puppies become your companions in body as well as spirit.. After shaking my hand, Dr
Lauren Schuster said This book is a checkmate!!!. Read this, not being certain what to expect I knew the author as a professor from vet school, and a fellow Wisconsinite, so I grabbed it to read on a flight as a show of support.Wow, am I glad that I did. (Other than the fact that I was openly crying a few times on the way out to a business meeting while reading!)I can't highly enough rate this book. It was a little bit magic, a little bit veterinary, and was a lot of that soul-lifting inspiration that you tend to leave behind in everyday life.Great book for the shelf-- veterinarians, and non-veterinarians alike.. Lucie McCarthy said Such a beautiful story about love and the human spirit!. What a wonderful treat!! This was a beautifully written story not so much about veterinary medicine but about love and the goodness in people. Heartwarming and joyful !!. "Entertaining and inspiring!" according to Marn F.. I had the privilege of knowing Dr Reb during his veterinary school days and reading some of his African adventures shortly after they happened. Reading his entire collection of strange and wonderful (and sometimes unbelievable) stories was like seeing and talking to him again. I savored each chapter, loved (most of) the characters, laughed out loud, reread inspiring parts, and was greatly impressed by his medical skills, crazy courage, and determination to do the right thing. This is a book for all readers who enjoy experiencing different countries and cultures, appreciate the strength of the human spirit, and lik