Alan Giachino was fortunate to have worked more than 40 years as an orthopedic surgical teacher in a university training program, combined with servicing twelve Arctic communities ...view moreAlan Giachino was fortunate to have worked more than 40 years as an orthopedic surgical teacher in a university training program, combined with servicing twelve Arctic communities and two NWT communities. He worked one year in Australia and one in New Zealand; volunteered with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan; and volunteered, operated, and taught in nine countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. All provided an insight into human desires, tragedies, interactions, politics, and planet issues.view less