In abstentia
Here’s a quick note from Butare, where in one Internet Explorer window, this French keyboard does, in fact, write in French…and in a new…
Read MoreHere’s a quick note from Butare, where in one Internet Explorer window, this French keyboard does, in fact, write in French…and in a new…
Read MoreI would have lobbied that languages be easier to learn; that we can all choose 12 to store in our brains at birth, and…
Read MoreThanks to Diana for sending this link from CNN, where Christiane Amanpour just did a story about justice, forgiveness, living wages… Amanpour’s story is…
Read MoreI’ve been holding this little tidbit for the right moment… The day Clinton wins in West Virginia seems apropos. When I was in Burundi,…
Read MoreHere are several “dog bites man” stories, which is journalism code for “stuff that’s so obvious it doesn’t merit a story.” Except this is…
Read MoreI enjoy glibness, a little bit too much, and nothing gets me more interested in a conversation that well-deployed sarcasm. So it’s easy–sometimes a…
Read MoreLast time I came back to the States from Rwanda, I had some serious separation anxiety, and I spent a lot of time just…
Read MoreI want a pair of fitted sheets. I miss fitted sheets so badly, which is funny because I didn’t often consider their existence, except…
Read MoreOur gardener sought me out today–and before I go any further, yes, I feel strange and a little queasy saying “our gardener”–because he wanted…
Read MoreLast night, a friend was telling me how foreign the concept of “roommates” is to Rwandans. “No one really believes that men and women…
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