Before the big event..... 6 days to go

Before the big event.....

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August 10th 2008
Well it's six days and counting to the big adventure. I have to admit, thoughts of the planned trek to basecamp Everest have become all-consuming; I hardly give a thought to the work I am to do in Kanti hospital for the next 5 weeks. Terrible isn't it; I have been looking forward to this elective for 3 long years and it's finally around the corner. Well, all the equipment has been bought, all the ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more