Tradition, Tradition.. Fundong March 2, 2016 The rainy season has come early this year but it is probably preferable to being covered in dust. When it rains here, it pours so loud that is it almost impossible to have a conversation. Making my bi-monthly trip for basic groceries into the big town of Bamenda 2 […]
The lives of others on the African continent
There is only one route from Douala to Bamenda and then on to the rural village of Fundong where I spend several weeks each year working on water and school projects. Unfortunately, that road was in a state of demolition. There is a new bridge under construction and the road through Bonaberri, one of the […]
Week 10 Italy Revisited
I hadn’t been to Italy in twenty years so even though my stamina for traveling was slowly ebbing, I decided i had to go to Italy so I could practice my Italian and drink the best coffee in the world. i was definitely disappointed in many things but i was not sorry that i went. […]
Week 9 Tourists, Asylum seekers and the Homogenization of the World
There is a cultural tourist office, Les Arts Turcs, in Istanbul that does private tours of the synagogues in the city. Until the 1920’s, there was a huge Jewish community living in Turkey, the majority in Istanbul and Izmir where there are still many synagogues. Unfortunately it is a process to get permission to visit […]