by phil | Nov 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Stay tuned for Bintou and Andre do America posts. But for now, I am hitting the road for an 8-day jakarta safari. I will be updating from instagram at @philinthe_ and @scootwestafrica. A bientot!
by phil | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Andre became a US citizen earlier this year. A single parent – a US citizen – can confer citizenship even if the child is born abroad. Bintou’s path to citizenship is a lot more complicated. In fact, it’s not even something we can do from...
by phil | Sep 19, 2017 | Stories
I saw this picture while reading Boubacar Sangaré’s moving tribute to Boukary. I remember when I first saw the image on Boukary’s blog, Quand le Village se Reveille. It is the perfect picture of him, at peace in the village, learning and discovering things...
by phil | Sep 12, 2017 | Stories
First off, thank you to everyone that shared and contributed to the fundraiser to get Boukary to Tunis. Unfortunately, the tumor on his liver was more complex than what was revealed by the original scan in Bamako, and they were unable to operate. This was devastating...
by phil | Aug 25, 2017 | Stories
If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you have probably heard me talk about Boukary Konate. I first met him in 2011 after communicating with him online for a number of months. We ate 50 cent brochettes in Bistro Bafing and talked about Bamanankan, the...
