Posts Tagged ‘Uganda’
Farewell to the Nile?
Well the rapids, anyway. I had a hell of a good time rafting them last year (and have since heard from people unknown to me that my guide has picked up my joke about safety kayaks; it was repeated back to me, nearly verbatim, and I said, “Ah, you had the guide from Zimbabwe?” “How [...]
Read this book now
A week or two ago, I mentioned journalist Andrew Rice’s first book, The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Will Not Forget. I told you I liked it, but I had to stay mum. Waiting on the review to run and all. Here’s the review. I’m not kidding. This debut book is stunning. And I’m [...]
Of beauty queens and waterfalls
This was meant to be a post a few days ago, but I accidentally put it up as a page. I blame Congo. Two new stories to point out, just in case you feel the need to read them… Here’s one about Rwanda’s biggest beauty pageant, which I also blogged about: From Noses to Hips, [...]
Stuffing yourself
I’ve been in Uganda, visiting my friend Glenna, who lives in Kampala. Glenna’s apartment has the feel of someone who’s been here a long time. First of all, it’s cheap, and if she hadn’t been here awhile, it would be double the price, probably, because it’s gorgeous. The grey paint on my cement floor peels [...]
‘I conquered the Nile,’ or, a story that makes me sound far cooler than I am
I rafted the whitewater of the Nile River a few days ago. Please be duly impressed. I’ve been wanting to go whitewater rafting pretty much my whole life; I grew up in West Virginia, which is actually known for its whitewater, even among the badass raft guides here, who tell stories that go like this: [...]
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