by phil | Aug 15, 2012 | Biz, Cote D'Ivoire
6:30 AM – Starting the work day at the Toits Rouges Allocodrome We started this lunch delivery/catering business in January. We had no employees, just the three partners – me and my two former couchsurfing hosts, Faty and David – and Faty’s...
by phil | Jul 31, 2012 | Mali
The following 3 video clips appear tired and well worn, but the footage is only 2 years old. Originally recorded to VHS, the audio is warped and the picture is faded. Another layer of quality was stripped away when I filmed this with an iphone 3gs as it played on an...
by phil | Jul 24, 2012 | Mali
Sunset at Bamako Plage With attention rightfully focused on northern Mali, a story is unfolding in Bamako that should not be ignored. Before I get into it, let me first say that I was never in support of the coup. Furthermore, this post is not some kind of retroactive...
by phil | Jul 5, 2012 | Mali
Mariam is the oldest sister in a Tamashek family from Timbuktu. I have written about Mariam’s family before. I stayed with them in early January, when Timbuktu was a different place. We slept at the base of a dune, a 5 minute walk from a round the clock...
by phil | Jun 19, 2012 | Biz, Cote D'Ivoire
Restaurant and catering biz? If you want to get caught up, see these posts: 1. What it’s like to Start a Restaurant and Catering Business in Abidjan 2. Early Successes and Failures of Running a Business in Abidjan 3. Our Fight for Power and a Look at the Informal...
by phil | May 24, 2012 | Biz, Cote D'Ivoire
If you come to our restaurant in the Allocodrome of the Toits Rouges quarter in the Yopougon neighborhood of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, you can order this dish. Best wait a couple of weeks, though, as kedjenou is an evening dish and right now we are strictly a...
