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I had been thinking about shaving my head for quite some time. Over the last few years, my long locks had done a decent job covering up the various patchy […]
I first noticed a bald spot in my beard sometime in the autumn of 2013. I was looking at myself after a shower at the Jorge House in Cabinda when […]
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A few weeks ago when I was in Burlington, one evening around 7:45pm I realized: “Hm … I’m hungry.” I looked out the window at the rainy sky and considered […]
When we used to live at the Staff House, Kelli and I would swing by the “Church Bar” to have a few Super Bocks, break out the cards and play […]
Around these parts, most everyone is obsessed with how much things cost. The other day I strolled two blocks up to the basketball court to shoot some hoops with a […]
When it comes to organized events in Angola, perhaps it’s fitting that the Portuguese word for ‘wait’ is the same as the one that’s used for ‘hope’ – esperar.
As in, “I hope this damn thing starts before I die of starvation / thirst / malaria / boredom.”
A while back I was lucky enough to spend four months traveling though Southeast Asia, bouncing around, eating street food and getting by where I could live fairly comfortably off […]
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If there’s one thing I’ve come to know since moving to Angola, it’s to not take meeting times literally. I’ve learned this the hard way plenty of times. Of course, […]