Sometimes referred to as “The Great Migration” or the “Wildebeest Migration,” most people in Africa simply speak of this incredible natural phenomenon as “The Migration.” The sheer scope of this animal trek is, quite frankly, hard to believe for many people. How could so many animals know to come together to move about the continent? With …
New York, New York – Mr. Guy’s Neighborhood
Following on my recent Appreciating America: Notes from New York, it seems appropriate to take a look at the neighborhood where I live. One of the delights of travel is the urge to share, to satisfy one’s curiosity, and the learn about how other people live. I’m certainly lucky, and I get a lot of …
Ngong Hills Re-Visited: Fictionally and Quite by Coincidence
Shortly before I left New York, a friend shared with me her copy of A Change in Altitude, by Anita Shreve. It’s a novel about a young couple coming to Kenya, he a physician and she a photojournalist. The setting is the 1970s, a critical period in the country’s development (and with Jomo Kenyatta still in …
An Enchanting Distraction: Le Grand Meaulnes
Having been re-introduced to Alain-Fournier’s Le Grand Meaulnes back in March, when I was preparing for a wedding at which I would read selections from the novel, I’ve had a grand time. As I became reacquainted with the book, I decided to read it again, and I’ve just finished. I can’t remember a nicer literary …
The Ngong Hills
Even in Kenya there are “winter Sundays,” but the mildness of the day – even when slightly overcast – seems to banish any thoughts of gloomy winter. While the Kenyans might grumble a little about how cold it gets, the weather is still something to be grateful for. And what better way to spend a …
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