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The Salvation Army Store looked like it was open on January 1st, the day before I leave for Kenya. I stopped and sure enough, it was. It was a vast store with an entire room of books and old record albums. Among the books were ones I was […]
Now that I have some books among my Deet and malaria pills as I head to Kenya, the journey is richer. When I read the premise of Graham Greene’s Journey Without Maps, I wanted that with me. To that I’m adding Oil on Water set in Nigeria by Helon […]
It’s immersion time, six days before I leave for Kakuma. Immersion into what I can find Kenyan in New Hampshire. I found “The First Grader,” the story of a old village man who wants to go to school for the first time in his life. I am watching […]
Paul Winter, of the organization Scottie’s Place, posted this photo on a blog post. It is dated December 13, 2013. You can read the post, Life in Kakuma Refugee Camp. Scottie’s Place is an American-based nonprofit organization working to support the education of girls and young women […]
On the road with The Good Braider, I experienced an event this month of Thanksgiving that I will never forget. I’m giving thanks here to all the pIayers who not only imagined, but pulled off a Global Voices […]
Here’s the cover of South Sudanese-American musician OD Bonny’s new CD. And here is OD singing, Kwo I Lobo Tek. OD will perform from the album at the University of Southern Maine in Portland for an event to launch The Good Braider. 7 p.m. in the university […]
Here’s a link to a South Sudanese radio station, Radio Miraya. Radio Miraya is operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan with the Foundation Hirondelle. South Sudanese reporters are covering the development of current news in the country and offer a feature called “Miraya Connects,” a […]
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