October 2010
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“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive....”
– Howard Thurman (via esckapist)
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The Day We Lost Robb
I decided I’m going to write about a story my cousins and I agreed we wouldn’t mention until we returned to the US, for fear of parental freak-out (or something along those lines). But now that we’re back, I’m happy to say it’s fair game - in my mind anyway.
To set the scene: we’re back in Cape Town at the beginning of our journey. Pat has just arrived the day...
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tzusanna asked: Have you read Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux? If you've never heard of him, he is an AMAZING travel writer. He spent a few years in Africa during the 60s in the Peace Corps and returned decades later to travel through the places he lived. Dark Star Safari is about that trip. You should definitely pick it up when you have a chance.
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...they do things differently there.: Paused →
Beautifully put from another world traveler, and sentiments I very much identified with myself on my own journey. I hope your bed in Berlin brings you some much needed (I assume) stability, at least for a little while.
theydothingsdifferentlythere:
Arriving in Berlin last night on the bus from Prague felt like coming home. I’ve been constantly on the move for 9 months now. Packing, unpacking,...
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Why I have not posted...
Hello all, it’s been a while. The reasons are numerous, not least of which is the validity of my posting about current events (i.e. my life in America) on a blog titled “Sarah in Africa”. But after much deliberation I decided that, well, I didn’t care. But more importantly, perhaps, is the fact that while I am physically no longer on the continent of Africa the lessons I...