Category Archives: Travel

Observations made while traveling, and thoughts about travel.

Irritation and Laughter

Posted on May 27, 2006 by Ian

Is umbrage a choice? I’ve been in Uganda for the last week, visiting my good friend and colleague Silas Oluka at Makerere University in Kampala. Tuesday we met up with Silas’ brother Stephen in order to visit a couple of … Continue reading →

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Yellow Line Driving

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Ian

Travel much and you’ll look at your own culture and society differently. Cliché, perhaps, but worth remembering nevertheless. I find I’m more likely to gain such insights when consciously looking for them. South Africa has a phenomenon called “yellow line … Continue reading →

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Travel Gem #2: No Parking, Jo’burg Style

Posted on February 24, 2006 by Ian

Seen on a driveway gate in the Melville suburb of Johannesburg: I appreciate straight talk!

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Waiting

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Ian

This is a follow-up to my previous post about normalcy, Incarceration Makes Me Crabby. My most scarce commodity, by far, is time. Given my goals, resources, and lifestyle, I’m neither cash-limited nor opportunity-limited nor knowledge-limited. I’m time-limited. There just isn’t … Continue reading →

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Incarceration Makes Me Crabby

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Ian

I’m two months into a half-year sojourn in South Africa. A colleague and I are working at the University of Fort Hare, guest lecturing and conducting workshops for rural secondary school science teachers. My colleague is here on a Fulbright-funded … Continue reading →

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