April 6, 2010
Anchors Away: Visiting Mauritius on Semester at Sea
My sister Kari is currently en route from South Africa to Ghana on her four-month round-the-world trip via UVA’s Semester at Sea program....
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April 2, 2010
Photo Friday: Children of Rwanda, Part II
After a five-hour (unsuccessful) chimp-tracking mission in the Nyungwe Forest, we pulled up to a pygme village on the edge of the jungle. I...
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March 30, 2010
Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience
I’ll be frank, prior to my trip to Rwanda, my knowledge of the country spanned what happened in 1994 and … gorillas. I knew of Dian Fossey...
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March 26, 2010
Photo Friday: Children of Rwanda, Part I
We’ve covered much of the country by this point, and everywhere we go, the children wave enthusiastically, calling out heartbreaking...
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March 25, 2010
Someone’s Popular in Rwanda
You’d almost think they elected him for their own president. Rather, Rwanda is the first country in which women in government comprise...
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March 19, 2010
A Stroll Around New Orleans, Louisiana
Two weeks ago, I jetted off for the world’s quickest weekend trip to New Orleans. But, hey, I had a free round-trip United ticket to...
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