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All in the Family

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] I decided to stay and enjoy my Sunday routine one last time. It was a good choice, but kept me

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Travelogues

Farewell Snapshots I

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] Here we go again. The bike is ready, and I’m on the road either tomorrow or the day after. The

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Travelogues

Sunday Counterpoint

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] Perhaps the most regular occurrence punctuating my stay in Abidjan has been the Sunday morning routine in my building. As

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The Mind-Body Problem(s)?

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] No series of updates would be complete without an overview of my health status, physical and mental. If you’ve been

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Repairs & Preparations

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] As the previous blog posts (mostly) explain, I’ve several technical setbacks—camera, computer, smartphone, and website. Most of them came wekk

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Technical Difficulties

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] I have been in Abidjan for an inordinate amount of time, but at long last—and after one false start—my departure

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(Not) OK Computer

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] The camera death wasn’t my only recent technical difficulty. While trying to deal with camera problems, my computer malfunctioned as

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Other

Writing about Africa

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] I wrote recently about African stereotypes in the Western imagination and how they pertain to my travels on the continent.

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Other

Single-Story Dangers

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] Try a small experiment: close your eyes and think of Africa. Make note of the first five images that come

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Joyeux Anniversaire!

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] Hello everyone, and Happy Anniversary! It’s hard to believe, but one year ago today my plane landed in Casablanca. Little did

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Other

Black Friday/Happiness

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] One of the advantages of living outside the United States—and they are legion—is a chance to observe the spectacle of

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