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Right before I set out on this trip, I remember writing something about wanting to become more “cultured” during my travels. I wasn’t, and am still not, fully sure what that even means; so many people talk about being “cultured”…but are they really? I think being “cultured” is often synonymous with being educated and rich. . . . → Read More: Culture 1; Kim 0 Wrote an article about trash in Africa. Have a read, if you fancy: “Trash. What a dirty subject.” Cheers! What five dollars can buy you in the United States: Gasoline: 1.5 gallons Shoes: 2 pairs of flip flops from Walmart. Tank-top: 1 Clothing: 3 pack of Hanes t-shirts Fast-food: 5 dollar-menu items at McDonalds Coffee (restaurant): 1 fancy coffee at Starbucks Milk: 1.5 gallons of refrigerated milk. Cigarettes: 1 pack or less (depending . . . → Read More: Five Dollars. Hello World! Just a quick update on my travels, as well as an opportunity for you to get involved! Yes, you! I’m currently working in Diego, Madagascar (beautiful country, by the way!) doing conservation work. I just got here two weeks ago, and I’m settling in nicely. My French lessons are going very well; today . . . → Read More: Calling all readers! I know you're out there! Last night I listened to an awesome techno version of one of my all-time favorite songs; the Amelie soundtrack…and I watched a very attractive transvestite dance along to it as well. Leaning against the bar, I was so happy to see a small, but enthusiastic crowd cheering and dancing along in this organized gay pride . . . → Read More: Gay in Africa: Where is the closet and who is in it? I went shopping in Africa for a cocktail dress and shoes. Ten stores later I found them. The dress came easy, the shoes came hard. Apparently African women have tiny feet because a women’s size ten was nowhere to be found. One shopkeeper literally laughed at me – that’s OK though The shoes I . . . → Read More: The shoes.
A wildebeest in the Loskop Dam Reserve, South Africa It is high time for a short list of songs that I´m listening to and which describe, to some extent, the person that I am becoming because of my travels…or are just fun songs I like to dance to around my hotel room. . . . → Read More: Music: Soundtrack to my life? Hello World! First of all, shout out to all of you reading this from crazy corners of the world! I am continuously amazed at the places my readers come from…it´s an honor to have graced your computer monitors, overpriced cell phone screens, and email inboxes. As usual I am on the go – currently in . . . → Read More: Random thoughts. The last few days have been akin to a roller coaster ride. I recently had my first negative experience being a solo, female traveler…which has taken some getting used to and more than a few beers. Thanks to the wonderful friends I have here, I’ve been able to talk about the incident and feel much . . . → Read More: Reality: Life as a Woman. I been asked over and over again what it was like for me to live in the forest, and it occured to me how unbelievable it might be to some people that, along with three other people, I lived without electricity (well, we had a generator that we were able to use about once a . . . → Read More: Home Sweet Home. I mean…Tent Sweet Tent. Partner Sites |
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