The grammar of being abroad
When abroad, there are some things you say, in your native tongue, that you’d never say in your native land. Today, a mzunugu friend…
Read MoreJanuary, 2009
Ode to Africa Bite
No, this is not a restaurant whose name is also an imperative sentence. “Bite” is Kinyarwanda for, loosely, “What’s up?” And Africa Bite is…
Read MoreNew Year's resolutions
The money kind. Those are the news in Kigali today: Rwanda is looking to capitalize on investments in two of its now-famous business sectors–coffee…
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New York’s Other Skyline — Old-School Water Towers
Squint a little and the sleek modern cityscape reveals old-fashioned water towers in use on most buildings over six stories. On the ground, New…
Read MoreHow I spent New Year's in Kigali
I made a blissful return to Kigali on New Year’s Eve, but I was too zonked from travel to take part in the major…
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