Category Archives: Travels

same-same / day-night

It’s time for a lesson on American culture. Sort of. Have you ever heard the popular American saying, “Same, same but different!”? No? i had never heard that either until i a few years back when i spent some time … Continue reading

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bleeding together

The days are really bleeding together now–not like wounded soldiers or mischievous brothers, more like the different dyes in a hurried batik. ‘Time’ flies and crawls and flies some more. Soon, i’ll be flying back to that land where i have … Continue reading

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“all in a day”

Dear IAA members (“Internet Addicts Anonymous, that is), i would like to report that it has been one week since my last installment of internet usage. i have been in one thousand places and done three thousand things. i have … Continue reading

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a glimpse of Limpopo

Hello. Let me start by saying that there are some things which photos simply cannot capture and that words cannot describe. These past five days which i spent in the mountains are those type of things. Plans are like water … Continue reading

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to Limpopo, now!

If you’re looking for me, i’ll be “down by the banks of the great, grey-green greasy Limpopo river…” You see, that quoted line is from a book we read a lot when we were chillunz (kids). So, i am so … Continue reading

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a happy ending.

Now it’s time to tie up a loose end of an earlier story. You may remember my friend Paul. That is his apostle name. His African name, as he says, is Metobohay, which means jumping one. Here he sits with … Continue reading

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Mother of Melodies and Rain

it rained. and it was good. then, it rained some more. and it was still good. then it was cloudy. then it was blustery (can i say that to mean breezy?). and now it is raining some more. and it … Continue reading

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Part Two: I Miss You

To be honest, sometimes i am very homesick. Small bouts of longing will overtake me at random–often at times when it makes no sense. For instance, recently, i was riding in the back of a pickup truck, going 45 kilometers … Continue reading

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“There & Back Again”

Have you ever read The Hobbit? Bilbo Baggins loves to be in his home with the water “galloping in the kettle, all ready for tea.” Me too. He also seems to get himself involved in some adventures. I’d like to … Continue reading

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leaving the country…again.

It’s Spring Break. Four friends and i have rented a car. We’ll be driving to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Also, we’ll be going to the desert in Batswana. We have 12 days, free minds, the advantage of out currency, and … Continue reading

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