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The Mystery of Henna Hands

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Before Julie came home from Morocco (she stayed on a couple of weeks to host a family member), she had henna applied to her hands. You can see it here moments after she had it done:

It was applied to both the front and back of her hands. It’s lasted at least two weeks. I’ve been […]

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In Praise of Furnished Apartments

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

We’ve just moved into our fourth furnished apartment. The other three were in Europe and Africa (where it’s par for the course, as far as I can figure)–this is our first in Canada. I can’t sing the praises of furnished apartments enough–they make so much sense:

They reduce waste, because people (especially young people) aren’t buying […]

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Rethinking Poverty (and Getting Nowhere)

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Living abroad teaches you a lot. It also teaches you how little you know, and forces you to re-examine long-held assumptions.
One of these assumptions is about poverty. My general assumption about poverty used to go like this:
Most people in the West are rich. Most people in the developing world are the suffering poor.

Broadly speaking, I […]

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Additional items in this category:
How Living Abroad Limits Choice
My Perfect Trip Home
Songlines, or Tracking Music’s Movement
Uneaten By Camels
Tomorrow, We Go to the Sahara Desert
Impersonate a Prince on Facebook, Go to Prison For Three Years
My New Weekend Bag is Made of Camel

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