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Very Unusual Art Work

December 3, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Not being an expert in the fine arts, I’m somewhat at a loss as to how to describe some of the things I run across in my travels. And I have to admit that even with that caveat, I’m a little challenged about the art work I found in one section of the Crocodile Farm …

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Africa - folk art, Nairobi - art, Nairobi - Crocodile Farm, Nairobi Mamba Village

Nairobi’s Crocodile Farm

December 1, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Yes, you read that right. In Nairobi – right in the city – there’s a place called “The Crocodile Farm” and all I can say is that I’m happy I don’t live in that neighborhood. Of course it’s not dangerous and the area is well controlled but it’s not a place I would particularly want …

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Kenya - crocodiles, Nairobi - crocodiles, Nairobi Mamba Village

Thanksgiving Day – Mr. Guy’s Thanksgiving Project

November 25, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Last Sunday, a brief post on this blog introduced Mr. Guy’s Thanksgiving Project, asking people to share any particular parts of their lives that bring special meaning, things they are thankful for. Surprisingly, since Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday and Americans are generally thought of as religious people (at least in terms of public or …

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Filed Under: Personal History Tagged With: Families, Family Relationships, Friends, Health, Kenya - Friends, Thanksgiving Project, U.S. - Religion, U.S. - Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving Project

November 21, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

People in other countries are often impressed with the American holiday of Thanksgiving, to be observed this year on Thursday, November 25. This annual tribute, in gratitude for the bounty of the land, is one of America’s great traditions. This sort of grateful acknowledgement of  the “good things in life,” so to speak, began for …

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Filed Under: Personal History Tagged With: Gratitude Project (WQXR), Thanksgiving Project, U.S. - Holidays, U.S. - Thanksgiving

Kenya: The People, The Places, The Culture (3)

November 20, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Party Time There’s probably no better way to convey one’s impressions of a different place than to describe how people have fun together. As it turned out, my pals and I were up for a good party back at the beginning of the month when my friend Joseph Gichuki decided to have a party for …

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Gichuki (Joseph), Kenya - Culture, Kenya - Goats, Kenya - Parties

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