What expats really need
I was having coffee the other day with a media trainer the other day, who’s here with his family. It’s awkward to retell someone…
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Sharing the mission
This week, I start blogging at Change.org’s Global Poverty site. I hope you’ll come over, check out the site, and join in the dynamic…
Read MoreGood reads
While I’m distracted from writing by mundane daily life things, check out this stuff, which comes from the “Things I’m currently reading” list… Guernica…
Read MoreLiving in two economies
On Friday, I went to my regular money-changing place. As I was walking in, there was an older woman leaving. She was the picture…
Read MoreApril showers in Kigali
Two things happen in April in Rwanda: One, the country marks the anniversary of the genocide. Two, it rains. A lot. It’s the rainy…
Read MoreFrom the Department of Locally Appropriate Transportation
On a listserve that functions as classified ads for mzungus and upper class Rwandans in Kigali, someone recently advertised a car for rent: Rent…
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Remembering the genocide: Three snapshots
I am hoping to put together a quick multimedia thing to share tomorrow or Friday. Meantime, here are three snapshots from today’s Walk to…
Read MoreIt’s that time again
It’s genocide memorial day, although that’s the wrong way to think about it. Today is the day they’ve chosen to commemorate the beginning of…
Read MoreOn Haiti
Just a quick note to encourage those of you interested in what Haiti looks like to follow my friend Huascar Robles’ reporting. He is,…
Read MoreWhy lawyers for accused terrorists aren’t, er, terrorists
A piece I worked on during my last two months in the States just appeared on the CSM’s website. It’s about lawyers who defend…
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