These people never lose their accents, and remain convinced that Zimbabwe is the most beautiful place in the world, regardless of the trouble they’ve had living there. Continue reading
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Tiny kings and queens
When I say Queen, wipe out any romantic image you have of the beautiful mistress of the Kingdom, the Khaleesi-like war queen who masterminds the movements of her troops and plans to conquer the Seven Kingdoms. The Queen of a termite colony is an obese lump of eggs whose sole purpose is to push out thousands of eggs every single day, unable to move, while her workers constantly feed her royal jelly. Continue reading
Basics of the bush
Does this track have a dewclaw, or is that just a bump in the sand? Is that the sound of a car being locked, or the call of the crimson breasted shrike? Continue reading
As far north as our thumbs can take us (Part II)
By picking up hitch-hikers, drivers forge bonds within a community of mutual trust and create a common good, which will then be passed on by the hitch-hikers in the future, creating a reciprocal cycle of solidarity. Continue reading
Geckos, Iguanas, Tarantulas and Garden work on Statia
Greetings from the Golden Rock, where internet is slow but time is running faster than the cows our dog keeps chasing out of the garden! Continue reading
Archaeological Digs and Boven Hill Hikes on Statia!
Originally posted on the WorkingAbroad blog- see here! So, more news from Statia! I keep planning on writing down what I’ve been doing every night so I can keep track of everything, but it seems like a waste of time I could be doing more things so I’m hoping I have enough photos that I … Continue reading
