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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Return to the “Big Bad City”
Jolted awake, my first thoughts were, “OH MY GOD I’M GOING TO DIE.” This quickly changed to relief when I peered out the window and realized the plane was only landing at another city before reaching Kinshasa. Earlier that morning … Continue reading
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Tagged city, congo, democratic republic of congo, DRC, kinshasa, lajuma, south africa
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Back To Kinshasa Part II: Chicken eggs, thunderstorms and village children
Children ran naked in puddles as the rain bore down and turned the dirt roads into rivers. Hit by a sudden thunderstorm, my two drivers and I watching forlornly as the motorbikes (and my bags!) were getting soaked through. Beneath … Continue reading
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Tagged basankusu, bushmeat, chickens, congo, congo basin, democratic republic of congo, eggs, kinshasa, motorbike, motorcycle, rainforest, thunderstorms, villages
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Whirlwind Journey Back to Kinshasa Part I: You Have to Go…Now
Mash-room, Mash-room, Mash-room, the teenage boys accompanying me on my last Sunday walk on May 22nd to Ndele were chanting this new word incessantly. I had shown off earlier, pointing to a bright red fruit one was eating and said … Continue reading
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Tagged bonobos, congo, congo basin, democratic republic of congo, DRC, fish, Iyema, journey, Ndele, pirogue, river
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