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Good deeds and bad government

A friend of mine challenged me the other day after reading my last two blog entries, to write some of the good stuff that I have experienced during the last several weeks I have been living in this rural African village. So I sat down and searched for positive comments and complied my list. One […]

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the NGO conspiracy

Watching the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti on television, I was fascinated by the number of aid groups or NGOs that had already been working in this poor almost forgotten country. And yet with all the financial support that had been given over the years by ngos, the people were still struggling in extreme […]

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A traveler’s tale 2010

There was a five hour layover in Paris and I hadn’t slept for twenty four hours. The flight to Douala, Cameroon was delayed because of the air traffic controllers strike. As I wandered by the gate to see who was on the flight, I noticed several groups of less than typical people waiting to board. […]

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sweet-yams

A traveler's tale 2010

There was a five hour layover in Paris and I hadn’t slept for twenty four hours. The flight to Douala, Cameroon was delayed because of the air traffic controllers strike. As I wandered by the gate to see who was on the flight, I noticed several groups of less than typical people waiting to board. […]

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