From Russia with love
Time travel with me to Russia. This is a trip from 2004 - before I blogged. Looking at the pictures brings it all back!
Favorite story
Bougainvillea, and a plea for us to get past partisanship and unite against the politicians playing us like a big ol' xylophone.
Museum tour: The Bardo
Virtual Museum Tour: the Bardo in Tunis. Complete with female centaur, wine amphorae, and interchangeable heads.
It’s the Holidays!
Well, it was the holidays – I am just a teeny bit late. Our holiday began with the ugliest cinnamon bread ever. I brought Special Ingredients and Arcane Baking Equipment from the U.S. with...
Notional zebras and the big red bus: stories from an evaluation
Two months in Nairobi, though it seemed like more. It’s bad form to say so… but driving around Nairobi never put anyone in a good mood. Mostly it puts you at a standstill. And...
Things you learn (or remember) in East Africa
I love volleyball. I haven’t played for a long while, but I had occasion to play in Kampala again after a years-long break. Volleyball is my jam, despite the obvious hiccup that I am...