Electioneering continues in Ghana with a very different format and style different than what is seen in most Western Countries. Doc’s comments are humorous and insightful Stalin and others have said, “Words are one thing deeds another.” Ghana politicians like to convolute both, either they think the electorate is stupid or doesn’t care or perhaps […]
The Skies May Be Friendly, but Parts of the Land. . . Not So Much Doc reports on the trials and tribulations of life on the ground in Ghana. The dry and hot season brings about many other challenges, different from our own but still somehow the same.
Connecting the dots is a fun children’s game. In life, the Political dots can be moving while we try to understand their underlying meaning. Doc takes us once again on an interesting trip as he updates us on his adventure during an election cycle in Ghana.
Life, the Universe and troubled lives of politicians and others in Ghana. Doc surveys the local life and politics.
Doc looks at some of the challenges and opportunities he sees in Ghana Near years encourage new beginnings and new dreams. There are often some interesting and humorous (but sad still) barriers to success.
Christmas in Africa falls in the middle of summer. Temperatures are high, the sun is shining, and the kids are playing outside. Doc provides more information about his Christmas experiences.
Life, culture and politics are often like a maze of our collective creation and modification. We recognize it, we like some of it, we would like to change some of it to make our lives better but we succeed slowly if at all.
Communication is a cornerstone of Rotary Values and is part of the “Four-Way Test”. Communication between languages can be difficult depending on the skill of those involved, idioms, buzzwords and slang can often add to the confusion. For a long time, Egyptologists kept encountering a city called Avaris in cuneiform tablets they were translating but […]
Doc’s adventure continues as he learns more about communicating in another culture. Words can be powerful tools, misused or misunderstood then can create problems sometimes funny, sometimes serious. Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll’s book Alice, Through the Looking Glass announces ‘When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – […]
Doc gives us a glimpse into some of the smaller problems of life in the third world. When corruption in any organization is rampant, it can be difficult to make any real progress for the people.
There are tons of side hustles from walking pets to temporary surgeons on remote islands. Most are just a way to make a few extra bucks but some turn it into something very profitable. The Pandemic sent many people home who figured out that they could work more than one job at the same time! […]
I want to go simply when I go.They’ll give me a simple funeral there I know.With a casket lined in fleece,And fireworks spelling out Rest in Peace,Oh take me when I’m gone to Forest Lawn. John Denver lyrics from Forest Lawn
This is what happens when I get bored. . . .I am an avid believer in the philosophy that everything you need for success is beforeyou if you only recognize what you are looking at. This has led me to be here so that Ican take two projects, both of which have been proven successful […]
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” “Look, they are saying you were working and they will not believe you were not. It looks like they want your passport and for you to go to their office.” We were arguing and trying to […]
“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.” an old anonymous quote with continuing relevance. We all live in bubbles that protecting us from seeing the needs of others. We need to develop better vision for our local communities, then expand them to the rest of the […]
Rotarians are all about making a difference locally and worldwide. Doc Reis began a mission to help a friend in Africa in 2012. That idea grew legs and it became a project of the Nor’Wester Rotary Club. You can read the complete article in the Peninsula Daily News click the Read More button to follow […]
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic (French: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It […]
A Midlife Adventure Doc Reiss has been serving the community through the Nor’Wester Rotary Club and other outlets for as long as I have known him, most likely long before. In 2012 an idea formed in his mind as to how to help people far away, in Togo, Africa. Doc met Bedi Taouvik Boukariat a […]
