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John Nunley: “There are no straight lines in Africa.”
Africa is all about the undulating line. Linear functions don’t apply.
“Africa is a continent, not a country!”
“Africa is a continent, not a country!” Have you noticed that folks all too often flatten out the mind-spinning variety of African topography, countries, cultures, languages, beliefs, architecture, conflicts, joys and sorrows…by referring to the single word “Africa”? It’s easy to do. I’ve done it myself. But, remember the nuance. Remember the vastness.
African Memories by Mary Trimble
Mary Trimble has two outstanding remembrances of Africa on her blog.
River’s Mercy: African Wilderness
At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness by Peter Stark
“There is always something new coming out of Africa.”
–Pliny the Elder
“Water Ceremonies,” Part II, Africa—a poem by Janet Grace Riehl (Tales from Maun, Botswana; Okavango Delta in Northern Botswana; Kalahari Desert in Western Botswna)
II. Africa
Maun, Botswana
Afternoons, I teach schoolchildren to swim
in the flooded waters of the Tamalakane.
Two fingers support wiry bodies that sink
every chance they get.
“Arch your back! Spread out your limbs! Float! Kick! Paddle!”
Until one student travels under her own speed.
We collapse on the bank, gasping with sputtered water and glee.
Evenings, I swim downriver towards sunset.
A flamboyant [...]
“Blood Diamond” — Jewels in Zwick’s Classic Film
In Blood Diamond a fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. But, what are the real jewels here?
The smuggler is searching for a diamond, but finds God in an unexpected series of plot turns that change his heart.
The fisherman is searching for his son, the [...]
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