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Only Near Death Experiences

Only Near Death Experiences

December 17, 2011

My Malev-Hungarian airlines flights on the way back from Kosovo were heavily delayed, which seems like standard practice with that company. We are in what is supposed to be the last 30 minutes of this return flight to Amsterdam, its evening so there is nothing to be seen...

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Distance in Your Mind

Distance in Your Mind

December 9, 2011

There are places where one can travel to in this world where you feel distant and an outsider.  Makes sense of course, you are an outsider.  But here in Prishtina, time and time again, people who I've never met before make me feel like I am their neighbor and...

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The Man Who Spoke for Funny

The Man Who Spoke for Funny

December 2, 2011

Over the last ten years this website and my work has often revolved around those with a compelling story, the under reported actors who seek to somehow change or impact the world.  Those individuals are often writers, activists, journalists, NGO workers in forgotten corners of the world, and sometimes...

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Remembering a Defiant Old Woman

Remembering a Defiant Old Woman

November 22, 2011

Hanna Braun. In early 2006 this name was recommended to me by an enthusiastic listener who said something to the effect of "you should really interview her." I did some reading and learned a bit about who Hanna Braun was, an stubborn old lady who had grown up in...

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This Bus Goes to Kosovo

This Bus Goes to Kosovo

November 9, 2011

The border crossing looks new and partly unfinished. In different corners there are exposed wires and lamp fixtures that will probably soon find their permanent place.  It is the middle of the afternoon on a quite holiday afternoon, the border guard in his nice new blue jacket and pants...

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