I live down by the big tree. If you’re taking the tro-tro from Teiman to Abokobi, tell the mate you’ll alight under the big tree. They’ll know the one. If you go…
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Little hands hold mine on either side of me, swinging my arms wildly and looking up with big grins. They have me wrapped around their little fingers. I walk them back to…
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Last weekend, I was pick pocketed. In an instant I lost all of my credit cards, passport, and family mementos. It’s been a hectic week trying to deal with replacing everything I…
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I feel a tap on my shoulder and instinctively raise my arm in protest with a shake of my hand. Out of the corner of my eye I can see one of…
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My Birkenstocks kick up dust as I walk towards town, holding my breath as the trucks carrying large tanks of water lumber past, blowing thick plumes of exhaust in my face. The…
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Fireworks burst in the air over my head as a live band plays reggae on the makeshift stage behind me. My face burns with the glow of a bonfire, and I dig…