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What I Lost in Africa

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A deaf Peace Corps volunteer is stranded in Africa without his hearing aid.

Tags Peace Healthcare Trauma Medicine Health Work Power Cultural traditions Adventure Misfortune Serious Sad Mature content Thought-provoking Suspenseful Spooky

Storyteller

Josh Swiller

Featured on

March 9, 2009

Recorded Date

October 12, 2007

“I don't know if you know malaria, but it's kind of like a body temperature roller coaster.”

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