some of the crazy anastasis inhabitants who made my trip more...um...colorful: 
a cabin 8A brownie and fanice party turned into a weekly event...on left, jessie from connecticut (admissions nurse and hippie chick extraordinaire), in the center is rachel from australia (dental assistant/local M&Ms supplier).
i swear those brownie sundaes were not spiked...
mama frieda...dentist from british columbia/liberia and fearless conquerer of the chaotic ghana traffic. you haven't lived until you've heard mama frieda's goat impersonation...
seth, my stand-in little brother and future dentist from springfield, missouri...do you really want this guy coming at you with sharp objects?
my roomie rachel...proud mother of a newborn molar.
keith...dentist from texas/tennessee, surfer dude, teller of mefloquine horror stories, singer/songwriter and, this day, shocked to see kobe bryant walk into our clinic.
meg, my food soulmate. no, she did not win the ghana national lottery...this was the cost of our dinner that night...the largest bill in ghana is equivalent to $2, so you have to carry around a fat wad of cash.
donna, dental hygenist from sacramento and cohort in long discourses on the virtues of mexican food.
the dental team...mama frieda also does a pretty good zombie impersonation, while jess and i opt for the kiss look.
jacinto, from the dominican republic...guardian of medical supplies and
(i think) the only native spanish speaker on the anastasis.
girlz in da hood
time for a 9pm dip in the pool...sun visor? check. bucket of popcorn? check. group of girls willing to do water aerobics while singing at the top of their lungs? double check.
jessica (pennsylvania icu nurse) struts her acting skills in the ward nurses' talent/no talent show skit...i think that the sunglasses should become a regular component of the nurse uniform...
chief chicas of the OR...fiona (on left, from australia, admitted resees cup addict) and kylie (on right, from new zealand, aka "mother superior"). both have a tendency to call everyone "sistah," "love," or "darling" as in, "sistah, why don't we put that blood pressure cuff on the arm that's not being operated on. thanks, love." good stuff.
cairin, OR nurse from south africa/new zealand. she may appear to be a nice, sane girl...
...but we all know better.
jo and glenys, two members of the kiwi invasion squad that seem to be taking over the OR.
dr. thermon imparts some age-old wisdom on us youngins
meg and i having one of our true africa experiences...riding a (unusually empty) trotro while enjoying some fried dough that we bought out of a basket on some woman's head.
seth and rachel whip up some smoothies.
the only normal person on the ship...ha, right!
# posted by Jenn @ 3:17 PM