Category Archives: Travels

Hot & Cold – Young & Old

Posted on February 7, 2012 by shane

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

Posted on February 4, 2012 by shane

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!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by shane

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

Posted on January 26, 2012 by shane

“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

Posted on January 20, 2012 by shane

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

Posted on January 12, 2012 by shane

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!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by shane

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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“home,” part one.

Posted on July 18, 2011 by shane

i am home. This post is part one because i have much, much more to say about the trip. i flew, then time flew, then i flew home. i only had time to take one day the whole way off … Continue reading →

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sometimes progress does not involve motion

Posted on July 11, 2011 by shane

Hello, and good morning, East Coast. i hope Mainland life is goin’ well. Sometimes, hitch-hiking can just mean walking by the road with your thumb in the air. Not so here. i have had some wonderful experiences. When i got … Continue reading →

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Researching in Hawaii.

Posted on July 5, 2011 by shane

It’s been a while since an update. i’ll try to post a few times in the next 2 weeks, seeing as i am away from ‘home.’ i’m on the Summer Scholar grant from the University of Delaware. To get this … Continue reading →

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