Category Archives: Travels

Two Weeks in the Dirt

Have you ever been an immigrant construction worker? The last two weeks of February, I was the supervisor of the dump trucks at a construction site for an NGO in Battambang, Cambodia. This is much less prestigious than it may … Continue reading

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To Southeast Asia

I am in a cafe in Hat Yai, Thailand, pounding away at the keys of an archaeic computer. It has been a travelful week. I flew in to Malaysia, caught a train to the bus station,and immediately caught a bus … Continue reading

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Tour in New England

On a whim, I went on tour in New England. I was honored to hit the road for a week as the opening act for my good friends in the band, Markets and Dwellers. A couple weeks ago, I snagged … Continue reading

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Hot & Cold – Young & Old

Tonight, i had red wine, green beans and blue milk for dinner. I would be a bad uncle if I had not been able to come up with some food coloring when little Tess asked for blue milk. I am … Continue reading

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Three-Two-One

Time flies, but so do i. 3, 2, and 1 are related to my life in a number of ways right now, no pun intended. In the past 3 days, i had 2 concerts at nursing homes and 1 concert … Continue reading

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for the love of dogs!

In the mountains, people take their dogs everywhere–or perhaps the dogs take their people everywhere. Either way, at the mountaintop parties where the dancing lasts until sunrise, there are always dogs and people jolling about together. Sometimes, you’ll see a … Continue reading

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Days & Nights

“Shane, are you okay? I have not seen you have your vitamin C yet this morning.” “What’s that, Momma T?” “You know, Coffee. Your vitamin C!” We laughed around the breakfast table. This morning was my last breakfast with the … Continue reading

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Never A Dull Moment Anywhere

i got home to pretoria last night. Momma Tshishonga was watching Extreme Makeover, Home Edition on the telly. It just so happened to be the episode about the Luther family. It is surreal to see people you know on television. It … Continue reading

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things to write ‘home’ about

i am in a good place. also, i am in a great geographic location. Tzaneen, South Africa.  i am on a one-month trip. i promised the Undarguradyouate Reesurch Offace at my university at least two solid weeks of good research … Continue reading

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Gettin’ in, Gettin Out!

Howdy. It has been too long since updating. Anyhow, this time tomorrow, i’ll be getting on a plane in Ghana. In the morning, i’ll wake up in South Africa. This post will be short. I have not packed yet, and … Continue reading

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