It's rare that a fully realized orchestral indie rock project hits the scene and with the release of its debut EP 'Songs from the Valley Below' in early 2010 The Family Crest quickly ignited a...
For the past few days everything has struck me as completely hilarious. It's that stranger-in-a-strange land complex that occurs when you realized how suddenly of your own country you really are. And India just...
There are iguanas all over Aruba, and they never ceased to amuse me. They're just so funny when they run! To close this series of posts about our Aruba trip, I'll leave you with my...
By Renee Blodgett on November 22, 2010 in Africa, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Namibia, Photos, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, Togo, West Africa
On August 31st 2010, PlusNews and IRIN in Johannesburg highlighted the story of Veronica (a pseudonym), a HIV+ woman, who found out that she has been sterilized by nurses without any...
(This is a guest blog post from Jo Caroll)
Hate the early morning squash into the tube? Clinging to the rail with your face jammed into that sweaty mans armpit? All the while your trusty old...
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Music in South Africa is incredibly important. Almost everyone is involved in creating some kind of music; and South Africa boasts a wide spectrum of musical expression. In South Africa...
Of the handful of Indian cities we visited, Jodhpur was our favorite. It bears all the usual hallmarks of India– deafening rickshaws, cows roaming (and shitting) everywhere, garbage to your ankles, and dogs in varying...
It can be pretty hard to make perfect sized portions of food. Even still, if you tend to cook more than you need, life gets a bit boring after eating the same leftovers for a...
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