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I'd rather be in Africa ...: A Child's life ... in Africa
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Friday, September 30, 2011. A Child's life . in Africa. The kids are celebrating Children's Day and included me in the fun, dragging me from place to place and posing for pictures. Here, they're standing still just long enough for the photo. Then back to bouncing and running. Kids! Too nice for words. The photo here is of the cooking area at their elementary school. It's in a corner of the playground ne...
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I'd rather be in Africa ...: August 2014
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Saturday, August 16, 2014. Dignified young gentleman (left). Stands overseeing the family corn. Having completed the first grade this year, hes well begun. We first met when he was much smaller (right). Friday, August 8, 2014. Arriving at their house; the kids met me and ran off with my cameras before I could even finish saying hello. We have a new baby boy since last. Time you were here! Join us in helpi...
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I'd rather be in Africa ...: October 2014
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Through the eyes of an 18 year old . Katie and family. Read their story here. The classroom i teach in is between the animal feeding grounds and the pit latrines, so my classroom is constantly filled with the smell of waste, animal and human. The weather is stifling here; the moment i step out of my icy shower, i begin to sweat. With the wind blowing red dust everywhere, it is im...
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I'd rather be in Africa ...: Kenya's rainy season
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Monday, May 23, 2011. It rains April and May in the Kenyan coastal areas. It rains off and on, sometimes a real downpour. By the time it begins, it's desperately needed. Villagers plant corn they'll need for corn meal; it's what many of them live on throughout the year. Brief downpour viewed from the hotel entrance. Yeah, me either. Simple things like food. And water ? So then, what of the rest? What might ...
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I'd rather be in Africa ...: The New School Year
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Friday, September 19, 2014. The New School Year. In western Africa, our scholarship project is underway for the fall semester. Staying in school is hard for many. Parents have to choose between food and school, sometimes. Supplies accumulate at STeP UP in. Preparation for the project startup. Education is a key part of the way forward for these folks. Delivering family photos from. The camera. Again. A chil...
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I'd rather be in Africa ...: No Two Places
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Saturday, October 13, 2012. No two African places are the same, of course, and the peoples are broadly diverse. Joseph and his family. Barack Obama's family comes. From the Luo tribe. I' ve met some of the m. Out I'm American, they. Obama, and they're a bit surprised. That I haven't met him in person. Ask them. They'll tell you all kinds of stories about their history and culture. Me which of the local.
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I'd rather be in Africa ...: November 2013
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. There's at least one. Alien in this town). There are places where the world's strangest people live. They're aliens. You can sneak into their world and hang around them and be forever changed for having done so. Happier perhaps, or nobler or wiser or even nicer. It isn't just an African thing of course, although I think that's where I began to see the aliens clearly, perhaps fo...
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I'd rather be in Africa ...: May 2014
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Saturday, May 24, 2014. At play on a sunny afternoon, boys ride on the raft they threw together from local bamboo. I remember doing the same on a pond with friends when I was a kid in Texas. Up by the waterfall, moms do the family laundry. You can click on the pictures to see them full sized.). No tourists, no hotels; a local fellow invited me down to see the village and meet folks that live there. Fortunat...
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I'd rather be in Africa ...: January 2014
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I'd rather be in Africa . If it's gonna be hot anyway. My First African Friend. Kids at the River. Monday, January 27, 2014. In the area under the house, the kitchen fire. Is open and unshielded. The preparation. Area is a small table off to the side. The kitchen area overflows with the. Family crowd . everybody pitches in. I get kid duty, usually. Sometimes, I. This family's laundry area is just outside the door. Usually, folks have to walk to the river. Curious what a typical kitchen looks like? This i...
