Beyond the Next Village
Mary Anne Mercer
Beyond the Next Village is Mary Anne Mercer’s memoir of discovery, growth, and awakening in 1978 Nepal, which was then a mysterious country to most of the world. After arriving in Nepal, Mercer, an American nurse, spent a year traveling on foot–often in flip-flops–with a Nepali health team, providing immunizations and clinical care in each village they visited. Communicating in a newly acquired language, she was often called upon to provide the only modern medicine available to the people she and her team were serving. Over time, she learned to recognize and respect the prominence of their cultural beliefs about health and illness. Encounters with life-threatening conditions such as severe malnutrition and ectopic pregnancy gave her an enlightening view of both the limitations and power of modern health care; immersed in villagers’ lives and those of her own team, she realized she was living in not just another country, but another time. This unique story of the joys and perils of one woman’s journey in the shadow of the Himalayas, Beyond the Next Village opens a window into a world where the spirits were as real as the trees, the birds, or the rain–and healing could be as much magic as medicine.
Duration - 7h 48m.
Author - Mary Anne Mercer.
Narrator - Mary Anne Mercer.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Beyond the Next Village is Mary Anne Mercer’s memoir of discovery, growth, and awakening in 1978 Nepal, which was then a mysterious country to most of the world. After arriving in Nepal, Mercer, an American nurse, spent a year traveling on foot–often in flip-flops–with a Nepali health team, providing immunizations and clinical care in each village they visited. Communicating in a newly acquired language, she was often called upon to provide the only modern medicine available to the people she and her team were serving. Over time, she learned to recognize and respect the prominence of their cultural beliefs about health and illness. Encounters with life-threatening conditions such as severe malnutrition and ectopic pregnancy gave her an enlightening view of both the limitations and power of modern health care; immersed in villagers’ lives and those of her own team, she realized she was living in not just another country, but another time. This unique story of the joys and perils of one woman’s journey in the shadow of the Himalayas, Beyond the Next Village opens a window into a world where the spirits were as real as the trees, the birds, or the rain–and healing could be as much magic as medicine. Duration - 7h 48m. Author - Mary Anne Mercer. Narrator - Mary Anne Mercer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
Duration:00:21:34
Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
Duration:00:22:12
Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
Duration:00:25:50
Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
Duration:00:19:55
Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
Duration:00:15:25
Chapter 19
Duration:00:16:42
Chapter 20
Duration:00:15:23
Chapter 21
Duration:00:16:56
Chapter 22
Duration:00:15:51
Chapter 23
Duration:00:18:52
Chapter 24
Duration:00:21:45
Chapter 25
Duration:00:22:02
Chapter 26
Duration:00:18:35
Chapter 27
Duration:00:06:09