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I spent Christmas night at Radio Libre in Bamako, at the
I spent Christmas night at Radio Libre in Bamako, at the celebration of Cheick Tidiane Secks 60th birthday. Malian nightclubs are problematic for me....

Bamako traffic is- what? Intense? Yes, but that does not begin to
Bamako traffic is- what? Intense? Yes, but that does not begin to convey the reality. I have survived a week of moto riding now, and I am still strugg...

On Thursday afternoons around 4 oclock there is a manifestation at
On Thursday afternoons around 4 oclock there is a manifestation at INA. The music students prepare morceaux de musique; sometimes the arts dramatiques...

I am beginning to think that personal elegance increases in direct
I am beginning to think that personal elegance increases in direct proportion to environmental squalor. In Mali, this seems to be true for about 95% o...

I am spending my last couple of days in Morocco in Assilah, an
I am spending my last couple of days in Morocco in Assilah, an outrageously picturesque fishing port/seaside resort in the North, about 200 km. north ...

Not long after I talked to the war correspondent/nomad researcher,
Not long after I talked to the war correspondent/nomad researcher, I was talking to a young Malian guy at the Sleeping Camel. When I said I had been i...

Duguwolo. Lyles village from his Peace Corps stint. This is a
Duguwolo. Lyles village from his Peace Corps stint. This is a large place, with close to 2,000 people, and even though it is five km from the paved ro...

Lyle tagged along with me when I went to INA to do my thing, so
Lyle tagged along with me when I went to INA to do my thing, so yesterday I tagged along with him as he went to a village about 100 km. (60 m.) north ...

WTF? Its getting hotter, not colder. At this rate, well never get
WTF? Its getting hotter, not colder. At this rate, well never get rid of the mosquitoes. Either Doxicycline is the greatest wonder drug since penicill...