Last week, the #GlobalFlagRaising for West Papua began, as the people of West Papua celebrated the 56th Anniversary of the day the West Papuan flag was first raised on 1st December, 1961.…
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With my friend Antoine from Street Art Sans Frontieres, musician Praktika and local Delmas. [Photo courtesy of Iara Lee.]
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My time in rainy ASSINIE has been about sharing meals w locals. Today I had placali sauce gombo (kopè). I also love kedjenou, and rice with sauce feuille or sauce…
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My local friend Delmas took me to a little forest that plays the role of being a traditional fabric-making factory in the open sky. All done manually through the skill…
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Historical that I got to witness the come back of FESTIVAL DES MASQUES after 17-year hiatus due to war and devastation! Check out the excitement of local audiences that came…
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So special, got to see the whole process of making my fav AFRICAN staple food, acheke, here in BLOCKHAUS. [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]
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Found a much cheaper airfare to IVORY COAST a day later, so extended my short time in MADRID and used the opp to hike in LA PEDRIZA with my best…
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Rohingya Muslims are being targeted by the Myanmar military in a suspected ethnic cleansing, and Rohingya Muslims are fleeing for their lives. The violence and the heartbreak these refugees have…
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Waste from electronics, particularly cell phones and computers, comes from many places—from Europe and the United States to South America, Asia, and Africa—and ends up in developing countries. Is this…
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Learned what that literally means when 2hs later, I got my sweet baobab juice and my plate of thiebou dienne at the SENEGALESE restaurant in MADRID! Pole pole (slowly slowly)…