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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming with excerpts from my research.

Man: The way you look at polygamy is the way we think when we look at your culture on television and see two women or two men getting married. It’s scandalous! We don’t understand!
Woman: We intellectual women fight for the liberation of women, but in our homes our husbands still try to maintain their authority. [...]

Posted 21 May 2009 † Caitlin § Burkina Faso § Development ‡ Comments (3) °

¿Mam yuurla la ka gringa ye?

Maybe traveling to two very different regions in one summer is a bad idea. Maybe it’s a great one. (This is the second time I am doing so, first West Africa / Jordan and now West Africa / Central America.) The feeling of moving from place to very different place, being transient and virtually free, [...]

Posted 25 July 2008 † Caitlin § Guatemala § Travel ‡ Comments (1) °

“Sex Tourism” and Obruni-hunters

While it might not be my favourite place I’ve traveled, Accra is without a doubt an interesting city. This might sound strange, but one of the interesting things I’ve been observing is the relations between the large foreign population and the locals.
Okay, so I’m probably going to offend someone by saying this, but… Ghana [...]

Posted 08 May 2008 † Caitlin § Travel ‡ Comments (0) °

My Triumphant Return to West Africa

After not writing anything here for half a year, I am finally doing something noteworthy enough to start writing again. I got to Accra four days ago, and will be heading back to Burkina via Togo in a few days. At the risk of being horribly cliche, the last few days have confirmed the following: [...]

Posted 06 May 2008 † Caitlin § Travel ‡ Comments (2) °