by phil | Dec 20, 2017 | Stories
This post is going to be thin on words. I’m in the hole at least 3 blog posts, and I have a lot I want to say about scooter trips, including an upcoming February trip to Bissau. So “Bintou and Dre do America” is going to be very visual. And by visual...
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...
