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A teeny tiny pet peeve 30 Dec 2009 | 10:40 pm
Why does it grate on me so much when people talk about how they 'fell in love' with Africa? I just read this on someone's blog, and recently read it in an introduction to a book that I haven't had th...
Conversation skills 19 Sep 2009 | 03:52 am
There is a line in V.S. Naipaul's A Bend in the River that I can't quote because I don't have the book in front of me, but his main character is in Kisangani and meets up with a couple that has been t...
Moving to Liberia 8 Sep 2009 | 04:52 am
I'm getting ready to move to Suacoco, (small college town 3 hours from Monrovia) for a year to volunteer for IFESH. I was wondering if anyone had advice of mail forwarding and package shipping. I've h...
What Am I Doing Here 23 May 2009 | 04:52 am
If I only saw Lakka Beach in Sierra Leone, I would think this place is paradise. This idyllic fishing village just west of Freetown is magical. Tony Blair came to visit a few weeks ago to praise Sier...
Vintage Lonely Planet 2 Apr 2009 | 02:34 pm
(crossposted from my LJ) I've discovered that going through old Lonely Planet travel guides can be fun. Yes, I'm a total nerd. Today, the second edition of Lonely Planet's Africa guide ("Africa On The...
Michela Wrong's "It's Our Turn To Eat" 20 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am
Has anyone else read Michela Wrong's "It's Our Turn To Eat" yet? I just started reading it the other day.. I remember reading about Githongo's resignation and the Anglo Leasing scandal when it happene...
Getting to know you 1 Mar 2009 | 08:17 am
I met a friend of vasco_pyjama 's today, an online link-up based on the fact that we're both in Kinshasa. She's arrived only last month and plans to stay only about 6 months. I'm here for work, but ...
Advice 18 Nov 2008 | 05:30 am
In the Spring of 2009, I’m moving to Sierra Leone to work with a local NGO in Makeni. I will primarily be working on fundraising and the development of programs; however, the E.D. asked if I would be ...
Thinking about volunteering through VSO 14 Oct 2008 | 04:29 am
Has anyone here volunteered in southern or eastern Africa through VSO? If so, I'd love it if you could tell me what you think (or thought) of your experience with VSO. Please leave me a comment and I'...
drawing connections 22 Sep 2008 | 07:38 am
Multiple times a day I’ll start this blog entry in my head. It’s startling to think that I’ve been doing so for a month. In Dubai I wanted to write about my transition from the Judy of the logic-devo...
