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Occupying Wall Street & Gentrifying Harlem: On First World Problems & NYC Re-Entry
New York has changed since I left. Two things are different. First: white people feel completely comfortable walking around in Harlem at all times of the day and night. So much so that they carry golf… more →
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Occupying Wall Street & Gentrifying Harlem: On First World Problems & NYC Re-Entry
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wrote 1 year ago: New York has changed since I left. Two things are different. First: white people feel completely com … more →
You'll Look Back On This And Laugh: One More Accidental Adventure On the Way Out of Africa (or “Why Didn't You Get On the Boat?”)
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s two o’clock in the morning, and I am in a bikini, huddled under two wet towels with … more →
Made in Africa: Mali, Music and Muddled Identities on My First Trip to the Motherland
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wrote 1 year ago: In the 1980s black people became African Americans, but I don’t think we really knew much abou … more →
Postcards From the Edge of the Crescent: Debunking & Rebunking Stereotypes in Morocco
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wrote 1 year ago: On the main shopping street of downtown Casablanca I stepped out of the Zara women’s clothing … more →
Pilgrims, Scallop Shells & the Atlantic: Forfeiting Achievement Points in the Game of Life
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wrote 1 year ago: What had I gotten myself into? 75 kilometers in for the day and I was nowhere near done, now pushing … more →
You Decide - Thailand, India or France?
wrote 1 year ago: Reader, I invite your participation in this debate. So I’m holed up in a hotel room nursing a … more →
Sports Camp vs. Band Camp: Becoming "Bi-Camp-ual" On The Way to The Atlantic
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wrote 2 years ago: I believe strongly that there are only two types of people in the world, as defined by how you spent … more →
Que Sera, Sera: Mental Impairment, Mundane Tasks & Language Learning in Montpellier
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wrote 2 years ago: I told myself to take a deep breath. In French I tried to say “I would like it without . . . .” “I … more →
PMPing In Paris: Lessons in Transgenics, Art & the Art of Moderation
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wrote 2 years ago: Paris is an expensive city, and since I have no job I thought should try to find ways to economize. … more →
Last Call: Udaipur
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wrote 2 years ago: I stopped in Udaipur. It was over and I had to deal with that. No point cramming more temples and p … more →
Interlude: M. Night Shyamalan's Signs
wrote 2 years ago: English is not India’s first language. Therefore English language signs in this country can r … more →
India Part 2: Capturing What I'm Not Capturing
wrote 2 years ago: Once again I find myself in deep water, bodysurfing whitewater rapids on the Ganges and the waves ar … more →
Trains, Planes & Automobiles (plus Ricks, Boats, Propeller Planes & Scooters) – Getting Through India One Kilometer at A Time
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wrote 2 years ago: India is huge. Huge. Every morning I wake up and I am amazed that I am still in India. On the beach. … more →
Bali – Lost Island of Black People?
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wrote 2 years ago: From the moment I got into the airport I sensed that these Balinese people were a different breed. T … more →
15 Days, 8 Rules, 0 Dinners - Meditation Retreat at Wat Doi Suthep
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wrote 2 years ago: I recently did some hard time at a Buddhist monastery – Wat Prathat Doi Suthep on the mountai … more →
Sanctuary!
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wrote 2 years ago: In my mind I’ve started to talk to myself in a British accent. This is particularly disturbing … more →
Chiang Mai is For Lovers
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wrote 2 years ago: First of all, a few pictures in the body of this but mostly they will go up on my Flicker page when … more →
Radical Time Saving Ideas?
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wrote 2 years ago: While planning this trip, I’ve realized that even with a year I will not have time to do every … more →
Return ticket - NY, SF or LA?
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wrote 2 years ago: Today I’m putting down the cash for my tickets for this trip, and I have to chose my final des … more →
