Any ideas on Summer Medical Work out there? / Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil / Django Reinhardt & Gypsy Jazz

Aloha,

I am looking for summer volunteer medical work from June to August of 2004. If anyone reads this and has some ideas please let me know. I can stay Stateside and work for money but would rather do some refugee work or clinic work somewhere in Vietnam, China, Africa and so on and so forth.

This blog weighs on my mind. Weight, in that I committed to it but do not often utilize it. Most of the time I feel that I don't have enough of a worthwhile thought to burden others with. Yet, yet, yet . . . I receive a reply now and than, an email out of the hiss of cyberspace that makes its way to me. I send my thanks out to anyone who takes the time to write - even if in anger.

The only answer is to be more dedicated, to use material I write for other things such as my medical clinical journal that is ever so anonymous, to use my frustration and sadness at the State of the State/world.

Reading a new book of late that was reviewed in The New York Times. Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil by David Goodstein. I am only two chapters into the book but find it very readable and the science 'graspable' by myself (one with little training I assure you!). Still, running out of fuel for the entire world demands involvement from all of us no matter what training or education.

I ride my bike more than years ago. If I get a new car (never have to date!) then it will be a hybrid. I replaced all my light bulbs with energy efficent bulbs. I still continue to think it is too late though . . . but still do what I can to assuage my conscience.

Picked up a five CD set called, Django Reinhardt, The classic early recordings in chronological order. Plays Gypsy Jazz which I heard of recently on National Public Radio. I like this type of Jazz a lot - does not fit into the "great American Songbook" easily but those songs fit into Gypsy Jazz quite easily. Hope that makes sense - I still have a lot to learn about Jazz.

That is about it for now. I am going to study the my ballot to vote here in Northern California which is a challenge to me and going to require some research. Thank god we have the responsibility to vote. Lucky to be able to vote when roughly 2/3 of the worlds population does not have clean drinking water. What a luxury - voting and clean water.

My wishes of health and happieness to all who may encounter this! Aloha,

David