I’m getting a reputation
I met up with a friend in town today, and somehow wound up talking with him about my trepidation at dealing with the gender…
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On having enough
A few days ago, I was thinking a bit about the having of things. I wrote about things I wish I had here, but…
Read MoreBy any other name
I met three new young’ins at the gate today. Two boys, maybe 9 or 10, and a girl, maybe 8. The girl only spoke…
Read More“So…you’re white too?” “Yeah…” “Huh. Me too.” “Yeah…”
I went to an international food fair at the U.S. ambassador’s residence today. I didn’t meet the ambassador,and I stupidly did not take advantage…
Read MoreMaterialism’s Materiel
Mostly, when I think about the number of boxes I packed up and took to my parents’ house before my half-move to Rwanda, I…
Read MoreLost, no translation required
There’s a story about a goat in the NYT today. Here’s the punchline: He is now awaiting a prosthesis, a very rare indulgence for…
Read MoreA trip through the countryside
I like to think of sugar cane as the umusaza, the wise old man, of plants. Tall and lean but somehow commanding, it bends…
Read MoreYes, I’ve learned…
How to read a calendar. I hear that by the time the “last Saturday of the month” post went up, it was, actually, Sunday….
Read MoreNext month, really. I swear.
Some things, when you’re here, are just obligatory to write about. Someone told me once that white women blog about marriage proposals all the…
Read MoreLike water, below the equator, the law of supply and demand runs the other way…
Sometimes, business decisions here don’t make a lot of sense. There are lots of examples I hear from people who work in big business,…
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