9 Things you May or May not Know about Africa

I made this list because I got tired of people asking me if I saw tigers when I was in Africa. 1. There are no tigers in Africa. They are not native to the continent. 2. There are approximately 1,500 languages spoken in Africa. 3. There is more arable land in Africa...

Reconnecting with Friends

Solo travel makes it easy to meet people. You seek company. Company seeks you. You are spontaneous, present, open to possibilities. Perhaps it is because of these mental wavelengths that serendipitous meetings happen in the first place. I do not have a bucket list....

How to get a Cheap Plane Ticket from the US to Africa

Instead of beating you over the head with West Africa music posts, I’m going to break up the series a bit. This post will be about finding flights to Africa (just in case that is ever on your agenda) and my next one will be about some of the people that will be...

Music in West Africa: Mali Part IV

Last one on Mali. If you need to get caught up: Part I, Part II, and Part III. The previous post took us to the far north of Mali. This post is not regionally based. Here you will find a few artists that I didn’t fit in earlier. Boubacar Traore Boubacar...

And Now This: howtodrawcamels dot com

I recently became friends with Clyde the Camel (see photo below) and he has become my closest advisor. He told me to go all in with my How to Draw Camels training program. When Clyde speaks, I listen. howtodrawcamels.com Version 2.0 of the ebook is available there. In...