One easy way to get lots of attention in here is to fall on your face and end up with two black eyes and a large bandage in between. The third world mantra is always look down when you walk. Unfortunately I forgot at that moment and instinctively saved my laptop, not myself and fell […]
About lois pierris
A Year Gone By
Dark clouds would appear in the sky, followed by roaring thunder and then the rains came. Everyday by 3 o’clock, torrents of water fell on the metal roofs of the village, so deafening that it was impossible to carry on a conversation. February 25 2014 This year we have no rain in Fundong village, just […]
Lost in Cameroon
As I descended the stairs of the Air France flight to Douala, I was accosted by a wall of heat and humidity. We dragged our bags across the tarmack, up two flights of stairs, and down the unlit passageways leading to passport control. There are no escalators, no moving sidewalks, no air conditioning and barely […]
What I Saw in Habana
As the lights came on at the Teatro Nacional in Habana, I wasn’t sure if I was in Cuba or the U.S. The audience was Caucasian, well dressed, with an air of sophistication and worldliness. I had just seen excerpts from Giselle, performed by the famous Cuban National Ballet, and again the dancers were all Caucasian […]