When three friends set out on a journey through West Africa, they knew an unpredictable but potentially wonderful adventure awaited them. And sure enough from Senegal through Mali, BurkinaFaso to Ghana and finally to Togo, they experienced the joy and witnessed the struggles of everyday life there. As radio...
"Family farmers are the backbone of our nation's economy," - the words of the legendary Willie Nelson speaking on behalf of farm-aid not too long ago. I thought about the words of Willie today as I walked through the mud, under the fences, past the sheep, next to the...
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...
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...
"Has anyone NEVER flown on a helicopter before?" asks the tall, well armed soldier with an Australian flag sewn onto his flak jacket with oh so many extra banana clips in it. "We haven't!" - my colleague and I are the only ones of the group of 5 to...
