Archive for May, 2008

Ice Cream in Liberia (Häagen-Dazs)

Friday, May 30th, 2008

In my last post I ended by saying we were out, or running out of Cheese and Ice Cream. Our Ice Cream is bought in bulk and mostly used for Birthday and Leaving parties in their respective departments. And mostly for a quick desert during fellowship time after community meeting on Thursday meetings.

Here in Liberia, Ice cream is definitely a luxury…or at least this brand is! (Click… Continue reading

Banku & Kenkey (West African Foods)

Friday, May 30th, 2008

As a follow up or continuation of a previous post (Sea Monkey & Fufu) we will discuss Banku & Kenkey.

Banku & Okra StewBanku and Kenkey are two more Fufu-like staples from Western Africa, served with a soup, stew, or sauce. They are particularly popular in Ghana. Both are usually made from… Continue reading

Sea Monkey & FuFu (West African Foods)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

While reading another blog by a nurse whose post was about kids on the ward, she goes on to explain about a little boy, Alfred, shared his Fufu and Sea Monkey with her…(it *Sea Monkey* was not the focus of the blog, the kids were). But I (being the food person I am) zeroed in on the Sea Monkey.
*Sea Monkey* according to my Monrovia friends is a large fish… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Galley work increases, Staffing Fluctuates

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

I suppose you could call me a ‘guest blogger’ since it seems that its so long between posts of my wifes more exciting life in the Ward or ICU.

On my end, the days started getting long last week when we found out the crane for lifting our trash out of the kitchen (because we use big metal bins, you have to imagine a lot more trash from dining room and… Continue reading

Busy Body

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Its been a busy time here since Friday and we are still waiting on the crane to be fixed before we can haul all the trash out in bulk instead of run it all up 2 or 3 decks to the empty bins on deck 8.

We have acquired a galley person in the salads section, and a ‘loaner’ from crew services…and from time to time I can talk my old… Continue reading

Alison

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

My friend Alison is leaving tomorrow. I will miss her. We have had many adventures together. We often went to the Royal Hotel for breakfast on our days off. It made me feel like my life was more normal than it really is, since I live on a ship in Africa.

Alison has been at the center of fashion at the… Continue reading

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