In Transit
* Note: I wrote this post during my layover in London, and now I’m back in Canada. I’ve got a few posts left from Africa stored up that I’ll share in the next few days, but it seemed like this one should go first* I love travelling. Not the just the part when you get … Continue reading
New normal
Now that my time in Zambia and Zimbabwe is coming to a close (sooner than expected), I thought I’d share my accumulating list of things that would have bothered me at home but have become routine in my 3.5 months here: when my bus leaves an hour and a half after I get on (and … Continue reading
Dress Code
A few weeks ago I went shopping for a pair of jeans in Bulawayo, and I was thrilled to put on denim for the first time in more than two months. But when I shared my excitement with Ratidzo, a Zimbabwean in the MCC office, she asked me incredulously, “why didn’t you bring any with … Continue reading
Of elephants and singing
Sorry it’s been so long, I have a few posts in the works that I’ll share with you in the next week or two (I’ve got good reasons for delaying I promise). But in the meantime here are two videos I shot in my travels. Enjoy! I shot a few seconds of this baby elephant … Continue reading
My new fake boyfriend
Two weeks ago, I put out a call for fake boyfriend on Facebook. Someone who’s name I could use, or who’s photo I could present in the event that I was being bothered by a man, which occurred a fairly regular basis, at least in Zambia. My lovely friend Dan came to my rescue and … Continue reading
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