Africa Journal Dr Hendrik Visser Andrew Visser April 23 –英文资料.pdfVIP

Africa Journal Dr. Hendrik Visser Andrew Visser April 23 – May 27, 2005 Saturday, April 23, 2005 Day 1 Halifax Airport Departure Lounge Packing for this trip to Africa with Andrew has elicited all kinds of mixed emotions—from excitement to revisit Andrew’s birthplace with him, to sadness leaving Cathy and Nathan for five weeks (the longest Cathy and I ever have been separated since we started dating in 1973). Memories swirled as we dug out pictures of our time in Nigeria from 1979 to1985, and on the drive to the airport, Cathy read me her journal of a trip we made to Kenya in 1982, one of the fondest vacations we have ever had. One that Andrew and I will retrace on our return journey to Canada. When Cathy and I first went to Africa in 1979, we were just kids, but full of ideals and passions to serve humanity through medical missions. Now, in midlife, and with Nathan graduating from High School, we are poised for a new season of life. I wonder how African culture will impact me this time. I’d like to dig a little deeper under the surface, not only to understand African culture, but also to gain a better view of our own, and where it’s headed. And to get a bitter grip on the upward spiral of ADHD and mood disorders we face. I brought some good reading material to stimulate my midlife thinking, No Time by Heather th Menzies, and The 8 Habit by Stephen Covey. Will get started on the flight to Toronto, where I will meet Andrew coming from Calgary, and have a short visit with my nephew David from Belleville. Sunday, April 24, 2005 Day 2 Heathrow Airport, London My flight to Toronto last night was uneventful and it was good to see Andrew who had arrived an hour earlier from Calgary. We had a short visit with David before going through securit