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Jamey drank them as a precautionary measure.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/17539051419_8833bd5fa9_o.jpgOur Sarajevo B&B...haunted, or was it just the flu talking?https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/k2_items_src_ffe9450ff46eb2e12e1ac701aed42d8f.jpgk2_items_src_ffe9450ff46eb2e12e1ac701aed42d8fHere's the place you're looking for, drunk tourists. Source: WikiCommonshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/35807056151_2f20c0b3af_o.jpg35807056151_2f20c0b3af_ohttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/35769041052_c790cc919b_o.jpg35769041052_c790cc919b_oPre-emergency, enjoying Ghent without bloodshed.2025-05-02T22:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2019/04/04/chapter-39-gucci-pillows-mushroom-conditioner-saying-goodbye-to-shanghai/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_2175.jpgIMG_2175Most of our belongings are already on the way.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5001.jpgIMG_5001Our maid and friend, Fati (2nd from right) in Bamako, Mali.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ar-312319981.jpgAR-312319981Dr. Richard Eells of Quincy helped hundreds of enslaved people escape to Canada. His house in Quincy was a stop on the Underground Railroad and you can visit it today.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screen-shot-2019-04-05-at-6.14.19-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-04-05 at 6.14.19 AMhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screen-shot-2019-04-05-at-5.53.22-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-04-05 at 5.53.22 AMhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_2404.jpgIMG_2404https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screen-shot-2019-04-04-at-3.38.38-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-04-04 at 3.38.38 PMhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_2304.jpgIMG_2304https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wikipedia-commons-https-www.flickr.comphotos1309112740n00528023018china.jpg-luo-shaoyang.jpgWikipedia Commons, https-::www.flickr.com:photos:13091127@N00:528023018China.jpg, Luo Shaoyanghttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_9490.jpgIMG_94902019-04-06T21:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/08/11/chapter-5-good-golly-miss-mali/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0608.jpgIMG_0608Gate to our house and garden with our large chicken standing guard.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0609.jpgIMG_0609Bamako street action.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0511.jpgIMG_0511The offending dog, at its birthplace in Paris.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_05711.jpgIMG_0571Unloading on the tarmac, just like in the old days.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0571.jpgIMG_05712025-02-18T23:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2019/01/11/chapter-38-traveling-while-gay-vigilante-squads-unnatural-carnal-knowledge-and-plenty-of-pina-coladas/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ethiopia.jpgethiopiahttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/400px-pina_colada_7093.jpg400px-pina_colada_7093https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lgbt.jpglgbthttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/maldives.jpgmaldiveshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/24944355002_ac41b5b602_z.jpg24944355002_ac41b5b602_zTrekking to Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest monastery) in Bhutanhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/17642170345_5da80f7097_z-1.jpg17642170345_5da80f7097_z (1)On the beach in Ghana, smiling even though they want to use those oars to beat the gay out of me.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ghana-1-1.jpgghana 1 (1)The streets of Accra, Ghana. Wonder where he went to med school?https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/43973009744_89869ceac7_z.jpg43973009744_89869ceac7_zJamey and me at the 1993 March on Washington for LGBT rightshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/kl-1.jpgkl2025-01-06T22:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/10/29/chapter-15-cause-every-little-thing-is-ghana-be-alright/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2022.jpgIMG_2022Roadside sceneryhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2061.jpgIMG_2061Tae Kwan Do on the beach.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2074.jpgIMG_2074View from room #2https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2051.jpgIMG_2051Accra beach with its big, big seashellshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2025.jpgIMG_2025Hotel decor.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2047.jpgIMG_2047Restaurant at the new hotel, open air and stocked with alcohol.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2023.jpgIMG_2023C'mon, pull out the sword and ruin a centuries old kingdom.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_20272.jpgIMG_2027Eyes are the window to our soul, and this dude's soul is wacked out!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_20271.jpgIMG_2027https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2027.jpgIMG_20272018-12-07T21:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2018/10/05/when-fries-attack-around-the-world-with-a-garlic-allergy/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-05-at-3-31-23-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-05 at 3.31.23 PMhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/basil-cheese-close-up-1438672-copy.jpgbasil-cheese-close-up-1438672 copyI'll have the pasta. Hold the bad breath. Image: Photo by Engin Akyurt from Pexelshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_8644.jpgIMG_8644https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1179.jpgcauldronA cauldron of Uzbek food, and not a clove of garlic in sight.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/volcano-1.jpgvolcanoThar she blows!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/basket-of-garlic_4460x4460-copy-1.jpggarlicbulbs of horrorhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0430.jpgVersion 2Would you like stomach cramps with that?https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fries.jpgfriesWould you like stomach cramps with that?2018-10-05T08:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2018/09/15/chapter-36-back-on-the-chain-gang-tide-powder-cincinnati-uzbek-line-cutters/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/convict_chain_gang.jpgConvict_Chain_GangImage: Wikipedia Commons, Book illustration of prison life. Griffiths, Arthur. "Secrets of the Prison-House" subtitled "Gaol Studies and Sketches". Chapman & Hall, 1894.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/download.jpegdownloadThe master of mime (Marcel Marceau, not me). Image: Creative Commonshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/17375177041_826727941c_o.jpg17375177041_826727941c_oIn Peru, when I finally learned to avoid crowds.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/scarfacejpg.jpegkinopoisk.ruI don't think Tony Montana is surrounded by Tide laundry detergent. Image: Still from movie "Scarface"https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cape-verde-dec-2013-041_17581535999_o.jpgcape-verde-dec-2013---041_17581535999_oFeeling great in Senegal (before the airport incident).https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cape-verde-dec-2013-355_17790869992_o.jpgcape-verde-dec-2013---355_17790869992_ohttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/uzbek.jpguzbekUzbekistan, without a line cutter in sight.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pyramid.jpgpyramidI owe my presence here to Cincinnati.2018-09-17T02:37:30+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2018/09/13/chapter-35-hear-no-evil-smell-no-evil/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0159.jpgIMG_0159Wet Market, 5:30 AM, already in the red zone on the stink-o-meterhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gucci.jpgguccihttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dont-spit.jpgdon't spithttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/spit.jpegspithttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wet-market.jpgwet marketEntrance into the chamber of horrors (aka, the wet market)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mali.jpgmalihttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/italy.jpgitalyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/peru-1.jpgPeru (1)At 7972.4 feet up in the Andes at Machu Picchu, I finally discovered fresh air in Peru. https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fritos.jpegfritoshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fritos.jpgfritosStill from 1970s Frito commercial2018-09-13T12:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2016/09/24/chapter-33-flu-time-in-a-totalitarian-dictatorship-or-why-i-came-home-with-three-toblerone-chocolate-bars/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/toblerone-chocolate-bar.jpegtoblerone-chocolate-barhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0473.jpgimg_0473https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0534.jpgimg_0534https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_04401.jpgimg_0440We love white daisies and hate Americans!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0440.jpgimg_0440https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0460.jpgimg_0460https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0518.jpgimg_0518https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0457.jpgimg_0457https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fekkai-repair_300.jpgfekkai-repair_300https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0491.jpgimg_04912017-06-20T18:53:15+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2017/05/06/chapter-34-cabbages-con-artists-and-keychain-phalluses-why-we-should-approach-each-new-destination-with-eyes-wide-shut/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_2304.jpgIMG_2304Hong Kong. Just a quiet, little afternoon stroll.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0470.jpgIMG_0470Pyongyang, North Korea. Misty water color memories (if you only had beige and grey watercolors in your paint set).https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_8677.jpgIMG_8677Maldives, Indian Ocean. Expectations exceeded, but in a pricey kind of way.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/screen-shot-2017-05-07-at-10-59-45-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-05-07 at 10.59.45 AMI like my parasites shaken, not stirred. Still from "Die Another Day"https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/screen-shot-2017-05-07-at-11-04-54-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-05-07 at 11.04.54 AMhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_1516.jpgIMG_1516Bali countryside. My intimate portrait in the remote, terraced rice fields.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_1528.jpgIMG_1528Ubud, Bali. Now I know that inner peace has to be around here somewhere...https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9451.jpgIMG_9451Experiencing the exotic flora of Bhutan.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/brazil-argentina-09-185.jpgBrazil & Argentina 2009 - 4933-2-1...smile! Lovely. NOW GET BACK IN THIS VAN AND LOCK THE DOORS!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/palm-trees-323350_960_720.jpgpalm-trees-323350_960_720Exotic and romantic at the same time...aren't palm trees grand?2017-06-20T18:38:02+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/08/27/chapter-8-crisp-boxers-stiff-drinks/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0830.jpgIMG_0830View from our roof deckhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0858.jpgIMG_0858"Hakuna Matata" says our living room!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0770.jpgIMG_0770Bamako street scenehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0868.jpgIMG_0868One of the students' Andy Warhol-style self portrait.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0709.jpgIMG_0709My expansive classroom/Olympic gymnastics venuehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0752.jpgIMG_0752Faculty of the American International School of Bamakohttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0767.jpgIMG_0767Bananaramahttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0888.jpgIMG_0888Dancing With the Non-Stars2016-07-27T19:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2014/07/01/chapter-27-how-a-ring-a-dirty-sock-a-rusty-van-and-a-cable-knit-sweater-helped-me-become-a-better-traveller/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc09649-1024x452.jpgDSC09649-1024x452https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jeff.jpgjeffhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/letter.jpgletterHere, sign this!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/robot.jpgrobothttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jail.jpgjailhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jet.jpgjetNow, get out the van and DANCE! photo: yaplog.jphttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/stupid.jpegstupidhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/police.jpgpoliceDark hair...check! Moustache...check! Big gun...yikes! photo: onenomadwoman.comhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/van.jpgvanJump in my van and I'll show you the town!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zombie.jpgzombieWHERE IS MY SHOULDER BAG?! photo: dailydead.com2022-11-25T23:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2015/06/17/youre-lookin-swell-mali-saying-goodbye-to-our-bamako-adventure/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/french_unit.jpgfrench_unithttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/paris-august-2012-066.jpgParis august 2012 - 066https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bush.jpgbushhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/waterfall.jpgwaterfallhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/puppet.jpgpuppethttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/police-nationale-agents-service-securite.jpgpolice-nationale-agents-service-securitehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mattress.jpgmattressphoto credit: https://gerguinea2014.wordpress.com/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cow.jpgcowhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mask.jpgmaskhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/road.jpgroad2016-01-11T12:58:16+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2015/10/03/chapter-31-stuffed-raccoons-greenlandic-hip-hop-and-selfie-stick-harpoons-my-search-for-solitude/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0065.jpgHollister august 2012 - 79 – Version 2https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3020.jpgIMG_3020https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5638.jpgIMG_5638https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5739.jpgIMG_5739https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5541.jpgIMG_5541https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5509.jpgIMG_5509https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5532.jpgIMG_5532Eating fresh iceberg to numb the pain of rude tourists. Mmmm, tastes like Evian!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5501.jpgIMG_5501https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5863.jpgIMG_5863The hide of their national animal decorating the terminal.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5615.jpgIMG_5615Our room with a view.2016-01-11T12:50:32+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2015/12/18/chapter-32-its-a-wrap-bumper-carts-grocery-store-eels-armpit-anarchy/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-18-at-4-00-58-pm.jpgScreen Shot 2015-12-18 at 4.00.58 PMhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/article-2160497-13a311f9000005dc-92_634x794.jpgarticle-2160497-13A311F9000005DC-92_634x794https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tumblr_mdt1tdol0d1qzqoygo2_1280.jpgtumblr_mdt1tdoL0d1qzqoygo2_1280Chinese children having a terrible argument.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/beep_beep_roadrunner_93.jpgbeep_beep_roadrunner_93https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/road_runner_beep-beep-img_assist_custom.jpgRoad_Runner_beep-beep.img_assist_customhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2-hands.jpg2 handshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/plastic-ball.jpgplastic ballTaking a rest on my wrapped up carrot cake squares.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tiffany-blue.jpgtiffany-bluehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_8369-1.jpgIMG_8369 (1)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/anarchy.jpganarchy2016-01-11T12:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2015/02/18/chapter-29-id-rather-get-a-root-canal-in-mali-than-teach-in-the-u-s/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nil1.jpgnilhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/madame-curie-8b1e1fde10c1373230bab21eceeae2ed00701efe-s6-c30.jpgMadame Curie-8b1e1fde10c1373230bab21eceeae2ed00701efe-s6-c30Madame Curie,: Innovator or slacker? photo: bookcoverimgs.comhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cheesecake-factory-kitchen-inspiration.jpgcheesecake-factory-kitchen-inspirationBetter pay, more respect than teaching. photo: www.ourwatercounts.comhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/8-ball.jpg8-ballHigh tech data analysis tool photo: www.ourwatercounts.comhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cubicle1.jpgcubiclehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cubicle.jpgcubicleGreen glow courtesy of the overhead fluorescent lights, another charming feature in my cubicle away from home.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/little-house.jpglittle houseHalf Pint's schoolhouse.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/aisb-halloween-2.jpgaisb halloween 2At the school Halloween extravaganza, I worked the drinks table dressed as Sharknado.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sunset.jpgsunsetCapping off the week with happy hour at the Mande Hotel, overlooking the Niger, and not talking about standardized testing.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brickcarrier.jpgbrickcarrierHope he doesn't have to use the bathroom anytime soon.2015-02-26T16:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/about/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/profile.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/jeff3.jpgjeffhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/jeff2.jpgjeffhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/jeff1.jpgjeffhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/jeff.jpgJeff2017-02-24T12:20:47+00:00weekly0.6https://2seetheglobe.com/2015/02/01/go-ask-alice-or-hazel-rosario-rosie-mr-french-charles-in-charge-or-fati/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/trench-coat.jpgtrench coatAudrey Hepburn and her trench coat. She has no medical conditions.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sox.jpgsoxThe sock drawer.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/donkey3.jpgdonkey3https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/abbey.jpgabbeyWe fit right in.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/supper.jpgsupperMy favorite meal is the one someone else cooks.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1570.jpgIMG_1570https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0975.jpgIMG_0975https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_09741.jpgIMG_0974Our favorite Fatihttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0974.jpgIMG_0974https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/xmas-tree.jpgxmas treeThe Palm Beachers always asked for Christmas trees made of humans, but they were just too big to fit into their fancy parlors.2015-02-08T09:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2014/02/02/chapter-26-pets-on-the-menu-organ-harvests-zombie-hotels-scissor-dancing-my-way-through-travel-nightmares/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/titanic.jpgtitanichttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cv51.jpgcv5Wave to me: You ain't seen nothin' yet...https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cv21.jpgcv2Look at beautiful pyrotechnics…oh wait, that's your hair on fire.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/airsick.jpgairsickhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/zombietown2.jpgZombieTown2If only we had seen this when we checked in….https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/zombie-hotel.jpgzombie-hotelhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/air-senegal.jpgair senegal"In the event of an emergency, please make sure the duct tape is secure…"https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cv8.jpgcv8https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cv7.jpgcv7https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cv6.jpgcv62014-02-02T16:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2013/11/24/chapter-25-a-tale-of-two-cities-and-two-types-of-poo/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0559.jpgIMG_0559Bamako, n'b'i fè.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0671.jpgIMG_0671https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/208434.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0561.jpgIMG_0561https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/musa2.jpgmusa2Wanna fight?https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0743.jpgIMG_0743https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/19-cu-o-furnica-mai-sexy.jpg19. cu o furnica mai sexyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_1030.jpgIMG_1030https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_08971.jpgIMG_0897https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0897.jpgIMG_08972013-12-14T10:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2013/05/26/chapter-22-zombies-high-stakes-testing-and-cab-calloway/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/demon.jpgdemonhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4263139.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p5133384.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p5133378.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/geometry1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/geometry.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p5213431.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4303231.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p5203423.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/poem.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-02-03T01:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2013/09/01/chapter-23-scary-monks-food-poisoning-hallucinations-man-eating-alligators-my-inspirational-summer-vacation/2013-11-17T11:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2013/10/22/chapter-24-sheep-in-the-penthousemutton-on-the-plate/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/school-sheep1.jpgschool sheepOur school sheep visit the cafeteria.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tortoise.jpgtortoiseSchool tortoise; slow but enduringhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/school-sheep.jpgschool sheephttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cat.jpgcatphoto: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animalshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-22-at-7-02-48-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-22 at 7.02.48 AMphoto: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superbebito/854382475/lightbox/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dog-in-baby-carriage.jpgdog-in-baby-carriagephoto: http://lemonademoon.wordpress.comhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wayne.jpgwayneMe with Wayne Pacelle, CEO of the Humane Society of the United States. I was 2010 Humane Society teacher of the Year.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/protest-2.jpgprotest 2https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/willy.jpgwillyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tabaski01.jpgTabaski01photo: Linda Padolini2013-11-10T12:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2013/04/24/chapter-21-star-spangled-banter-how-grits-a-bidet-and-a-tea-wench-helped-me-understand-america-the-world/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fox.jpgfoxhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/zipline.jpgziplineSome U.S. schools don't have swings because they are deemed too dangerous. Our school has a zip line.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/disney.jpgdisneyThese are not really chipmunks. (sorry to ruin the Disney magic)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chief.jpgchiefMeeting the chief of a nearby village, as he chills in a hammock.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turtle.jpgturtleOne of our school tortoises assists Robin in teaching the finer points of gothic fiction.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/trip-west.jpgtrip westMy family on our trip to the western U.S., stopping roadside for an ice cold Shasta orange soda in the cooler.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/perfume.jpgperfumeShopping in Parishttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bamako-city-centre-market.jpgbamako-city-centre-markethttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bamako.jpgbamakoThe streets of Bamako....https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cattle.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAlways give the right-of-way to animals with built in weapons. (photo: Nathan Kennedy)2013-04-26T04:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2013/03/17/chapter-20-feelin-hot-hot-dead/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bath.jpgbathhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3172341.jpgP3172341https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3172332.jpgP3172332https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3172345.jpgP3172345Our cat Zil Zil shuns the sun.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/orange.jpgorangeHas John Boehner rolled in the dirt in front of our house?https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3172337.jpgP3172337Clothes and shoe dye, otherwise known as orange dirt roadshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/heatwave.jpgheatwavehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3172334.jpgP3172334This is what a 106 degree day looks like...deceptively pleasant.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3102225.jpgP3102225The only viable outdoor option during hot/dry season.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/orchid.jpgorchidFill my house with flowers, now! photo: afloral.com2013-05-24T08:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2013/02/23/chapter-19-in-the-sweet-buy-and-buy/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/playground_2.jpgplayground_2dizzy, in a good wayhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jwl013067.jpgMAL0399.jpgdried fish...no extra charge for the odor! (photo: cuboimages.it)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/a80izwo.jpga80izwOhope those darn brakes work (photo: ingur.com)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/42332737_02_maliwomenchicken_ap.jpg_42332737_02_maliwomenchicken_apfresh chicken by the road...what's the big deal about refrigeration anyway? (photo: news.bbc.co.uk)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2.jpg2carvings aplenty, boobies includedhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0698.jpgIMG_0698roadside rotisserie chicken in a stand named after the local bullion cubes...mmmmhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6800.jpgIMG_6800Roadside lumberhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6811.jpgIMG_6811Sunglasses that apparently nobody buys.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p5234999.jpgP5234999https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6817.jpgIMG_6817Not quite Macys2013-03-08T17:01:32+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2013/01/24/chapter-18-thats-mali-with-an-m-and-no-aw/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2595.jpgIMG_2595Me (with a Toureg) in Mali, not Bali or Malawihttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/unknown1.jpgUnknownhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2849.jpgIMG_2849Our school sits on the Niger River, which is also just down the road from our house.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2616.jpgIMG_2616Our novel turns into live action.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/unknown.jpgUnknownhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mad-sci.jpgmad scihttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/women-in-sa.jpgwomen in saSaudi women go crazy and show their hand skin.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mayhem.jpgmayhemhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/griot2.jpggriot2https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/madonnamercydavid.jpgmadonnamercydavid2013-02-24T16:28:38+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/12/09/chapter-17-is-this-blog-about-a-peri-urban-slums-b-malaria-c-multiple-choice-questions-or-d-all-of-the-above/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/latrine.jpglatrineA latrine under construction in Sikoro. Photo: ©Sikoro Teriw - www.sikoro-mali.orghttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wines.jpgwineshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/clinic.jpgclinichttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2561.jpgIMG_2561https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2558.jpgIMG_2558https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2514.jpgIMG_2514https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2518.jpgIMG_2518https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2554.jpgIMG_2554https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2550.jpgIMG_2550https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2553.jpgIMG_25532012-12-09T18:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/10/01/chapter-12-lebanese-coifs-phallic-instruments-school-beer/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images7.jpegimagesRoadside salon in Bamako.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1480.jpgIMG_1480Interestingly, coasters are used on top of glasses here, to keep flies out of your beer.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images6.jpegimagesSchool beer just tastes better.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images5.jpegimagesSir Elton provides background music during my awkward discussion.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images4.jpegimagesHabib Koite and his band Bamadahttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images3.jpegimageshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images2.jpegimagesHabib Koitehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images1.jpegimagesDried gourds never sounded so good.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images.jpegimagesIs that a kora in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1401.jpgIMG_1401Random salon in nearby Siby sporting a fancy name and floating head.2012-11-21T20:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/10/07/chapter-13-high-noon-in-the-garden-of-short-handled-tools-and-donkey-poo/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/resized_p1040873.jpgresized_P1040873Roadside garden in Bamako. (photo: http://philweblog.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1616.jpgIMG_1616The front porch and one of our guard cats.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1572.jpgIMG_1572One of Oumar's gardening tools, probably not made by Black & Decker.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1571.jpgIMG_1571The ocra, our least favorite vegetable in the world, grows the best.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0995.jpgIMG_0995The romanticized view from our garden to the muddy potholed road.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1614.jpgIMG_1614The topiary arch that we march through triumphantly each day.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1619.jpgIMG_1619Our little patch of heaven (not sure why I'm making all of these religious references, though it is Sunday)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1569.jpgIMG_1569The skinny space next to our house where Oumar has created the Garden of Eden, sans talking snake.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1570.jpgIMG_1570Oumar, chic gardener to the stars (or to the teachers)https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bacteria.jpgbacteriaIt's a bacteria hoe-down! (photo from lifeslittlemysteries.com)2012-11-21T20:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/10/14/chapter-14-baa-baa-dead-sheep-have-you-any-wool/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dance.jpgdanceeverybody dance now!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/band.jpgbandtraditional Malian music kept the mood festivehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gals.jpggalsteachers and student dressed for Tabaski celebratinghttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/boubous.jpgboubousJamey and I sproting our traditional boubous in a non-traditional polyester fabric.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lassy.jpglassyOur director with school custodian Lassi, winner of the sheep raffle at our Tabaski partyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/school-goats.jpgschool goatsschool sheep, for now; dinner, laterhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sheep-3.jpgsheep 3roadside sheep markethttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sheep-2.jpgsheep 2baaaaad to the bonehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/protester.jpgprotesterhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mosque.jpgmosqueRoadside mosque outside of Siby, Mali. 2012-11-21T20:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/11/18/chapter-16-these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_18091.jpgIMG_1809https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1809.jpgIMG_1809https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0954.jpgIMG_0954https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/amadoumariam.jpgAmadouMariamhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gingembre1.jpggingembrehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gingembre.jpggingembrehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cat.jpgcathttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/castel.jpgcastelhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/coke.jpgcokehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/thankful-holiday-lazy-thanksgiving-ecards-someecards.pngthankful-holiday-lazy-thanksgiving-ecards-someecards2012-11-21T20:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/09/22/chapter-11-just-cross-over-the-crevasse-on-the-spindly-tree-branches-precariously-positioned-there/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/siby-31.jpgSiby 3I do some street magic for the kids, and they think I'm a sorcerer.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/siby-3.jpgSiby 3I do street magic, just like David Blaine.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1440.jpgIMG_1440Saturday market in Siby, much more exciting than the U.S. mall and a tastier food court.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1415.jpgIMG_1415...and the bread out of the oven and ready to go into our mouths.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1412.jpgIMG_1412Bread going in the oven...https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1359.jpgIMG_1359Dinner at an outdoor restaurant in Siby, illuminated by a single bulb powered from the battery of a parked motorcycle. Not flattering for the complexion.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1344.jpgIMG_1344Jamey (red trunks) and me (orange trunks) get pummeled by the falls.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1287.jpgIMG_1287Jamey makes like Spiderman and scales a wall, except without using the web-stuff that squirts out of his wrists.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1272.jpgIMG_1272The "bridge"https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1253.jpgIMG_1253View from the top2012-11-08T05:13:26+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/09/14/chapter-10-kids-watch-out-for-the-boiling-water-and-caustic-chemicals/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf7904.jpgDSCF7904My student Milo and his brother Oscar use the pounders on something other than clothhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3285.jpgIMG_3285Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble....https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1149.jpgIMG_1149The pounding guys...it gave me a pounding headachehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1045.jpgIMG_1045Clothes drying never looked so artfulhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1862.jpgIMG_1862Each woman actually specializes in a single color.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1891.jpgIMG_1891Mr. Fessler! My hands ar melting! My eyes sting!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf7895.jpgDSCF7895freshly dyed and waiting for the drying linehttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf78961.jpgDSCF7896boiling water, sulphur fumes, campfire smoke, and lovely dyed fabrichttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf7896.jpgDSCF7896https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1868.jpgIMG_1868where the action happens (owner in foreground)2012-09-15T12:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/09/07/chapter-9-maid-in-mali/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_09741.jpgIMG_0974https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0981.jpgIMG_0981Here's me in the Indian restaurant, posing in front of a sign advertising vaginal cream.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_09201.jpgIMG_0920The quilt-like art we presented to the US Ambassador at the party.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0920.jpgIMG_0920The1880s New England quilty-like thank you art we presented to the Ambassador.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0927.jpgIMG_0927Partygoers do a synchronized number as I hurriedly leave the dance floor feigning an injured achilles tendon.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0923.jpgIMG_0923Sunset, time for a G&T and a spritz of Deepwoods OFFhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0967.jpgIMG_0967This is the "road" to our house after a big rainstorm yesterday afternoon. It flows like a river. Oh look! Here's comes Humphrey Bogart and Kathleen Hepburn on the African Queen!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0960.jpgIMG_0960Jamey with two of our school's guards. We are first to arrive each morning, and they give us a little lesson in speaking Bambara.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0989.jpgIMG_0989My Bennetton-commercial-worthy classhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0976.jpgIMG_0976Ami and me. She's the woman who runs a fruit & vegetable stand on the corner outside our house. She stores her produce in our carport t night and we haven't stolen a single banana (yet).2014-06-22T16:25:32+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/08/12/chapter-6-waking-up-in-bamako/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0642.jpgIMG_0642Our canoe had me, Jamey, the media specialist Jenny from South Africa, Caroline our director from Australia, Anka the secondary math teacher from Holland, and Sushma an administrative asst. & psychology teacher from India. Love em all!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_06721.jpgIMG_0672Our sunset canoe cruise on the Niger River.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0672.jpgIMG_0672https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0581.jpgIMG_0581Looking at the Niger River from the school terrace, except I do not have a martini at the moment.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0592.jpgIMG_0592Some school architecture.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/300781_10150940894467434_1467670493_n.jpg300781_10150940894467434_1467670493_nThe front of "Maison du Coq," our abode.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_06941.jpgIMG_0694View of our garden and our hoarse rooster, who is still skeptical of our motives.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0694.jpgIMG_06942012-08-19T14:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/08/18/chapter-7-cock-a-doodle-dont/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0706.jpgIMG_0706Courtyard near my classroom. Flower Power!https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0578.jpgIMG_0578A donkey cart merge.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0701.jpgIMG_0701A happy hour sunset over the Niger.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0702.jpgIMG_0702Happy Hour on the Niger with our worldly colleagueshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0690.jpgIMG_0690Jamey takes the lead on our 7 minute walk to school. https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0598.jpgIMG_0598Growing a living maze in one of the school courtyards. I imagine some kids could get lost in there for days.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0684.jpgIMG_0684I can see the Niger from my teacher desk. And some playground equipment.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0677.jpgIMG_0677Our rooster, just before going on holiday.2012-09-08T06:31:14+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/07/30/chapter-4-things-are-a-little-coup-coup/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5328639363_a3987b3aa3.jpg5328639363_a3987b3aa3https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/amadou_mariam.jpgamadou_mariamhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/17cba2e260e0d8e4cdf7aca624352542_1m-png.jpeg17cba2e260e0d8e4cdf7aca624352542_1M.pngSundiata, founder of the Mali Empire, and someone obviously not afraid of color or stripes.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/get_img1.jpegget_imgCoup leader Capt. Amadou Sanogo wearing a spiffy beret and weather-wise short-sleeved military blouse.https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/get_img.jpegget_img2012-08-05T12:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/03/11/escape-from-planet-of-the-tests/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/stairway.jpgstairwayhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/biologylab.jpgbiologylabhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/aisbcolors.jpgAISBcolorshttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/primeminister.jpgprimeministerhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/front.jpgAISB front entry2012-07-31T01:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/02/25/hello-mali/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mali_01.jpgmali_01https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nec-photo.jpgAmerican Embassy, Malihttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lady-in-red.jpgLady-in-Redhttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mali_09.jpgmali_092013-04-11T21:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.com/2012/02/25/youre-lookin-swell-mali/https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/thailand-192.jpgThailand 192https://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/image0002.jpgCairohttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/image0003.jpgCambodiahttps://2seetheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/image0001.jpgGranada, Spain2012-07-31T01:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://2seetheglobe.comdaily1.02025-05-02T22:32:59+00:00