Niger River sunset By now you know that a group of relatively young, low-ranking soldiers has taken control of Mali's Presidential Palace and the state TV station ORTM. They also have control of the airport, which they have closed along with the land borders. They say...
Month: March 2012
What it’s like to Start a Restaurant and Catering Business in Abidjan
I have been self-employed for a year and a half or so. I quit my teaching job in June 2010 and bought a one way ticket to West Africa. I rode out my savings for six months, coming back to the states during the winter months and taking advantage of several free housing...
Mostly Photos of Food and Friends in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Rain animates the metal roofs and invites us to sleep. It is Abidjan's only tranquilizer. The shops close, the coupe-decale stops playing, the potholes grow deeper. The morning after a night of rain, we carry our bodies to a shared taxi. Me, my former couchsurfing...
Proof of Cote d’Ivoire’s Progress
On the left, a toilet on the southern edge of Yamoussoukro in October 2010. On the right, the same toilet in March 2012. The wall has been sealed! (I realize the photo on the right looks far older.. right = iphone camera, left = canon s90). For real though, Cote...
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Things I write about
The Great Jakarta Tour of Far West Africa Part 1: Bamako to Dakar
That time I got married in Mali
Bamako to Abidjan by bus: a chance to get intimate with the hot season
You Bring the Yam, I’ll Bring the Fire
Drawing Camels with 100 Different People in Bamako in 24 Hours
A photo essay: Bamako taxi interiors
A Cocktail Shaker and 10 meters of Fabric in Adjame Market
My sheep, sail boats on the Niger, dance contests and other photos from Mali