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How I’m Overcoming the Tension of Teaching Storytelling in Africa
Africa, Culture

How I’m Overcoming the Tension of Teaching Storytelling in Africa

March 15, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

In my first workshop meeting, I share a TED Talk by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and she discusses how throughout history those in power—especially […]

The Wild-Tame Peculiarity of Safari (and 10 Wild Photos)
Adventure, Africa, Nature

The Wild-Tame Peculiarity of Safari (and 10 Wild Photos)

March 2, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa A male leopard wakes from his nap and stretches lazily. Three safari cars—Land Rovers, I think—have parked just […]

Don’t Take My Word For It
Africa, Nomadism, Travel Advice

Don’t Take My Word For It

February 11, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Everything I have ever written, everything I will ever write, represents an infinitesimal slice (mine) of an infinitely complex whole. I may speak of the […]

White Spaces: Combatting Racism with Subtle Awareness
Africa, Culture, Travel Advice

White Spaces: Combatting Racism with Subtle Awareness

December 28, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Late December, Sea Point, Cape Town The walls and tables are painted a matte black, with the name of the cafe written in white. The […]

Coffee Culture, Slow Food, and Why Cape Town Has Both
Africa, Culture, Food, U.S.

Coffee Culture, Slow Food, and Why Cape Town Has Both

April 6, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

A side alley off Buitenkant Street, Gardens, City Center, Cape Town The first sip is bitter, sour, almost acrid, before my palette adjusts and the […]

Nomadism

Vagabonding vs Bonding: On Staying in Touch

March 31, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Reunited in Cape Town: Hiking Table Mountain Is it hard to form deep, enduring friendships when you’re always moving around? I get that question a […]

Africa

Playing Tourist—Because, Penguins

March 22, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

More tourist-ing on the way to the Garden Route. Sometimes, it’s fun to play tourist in your own town—or, you know, any town.Funny, coming from […]

Africa, Culture

Cape Town Snapshots

March 10, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Street art near Assembly, Cape Town. Are these snapshots I share so often an exercise in lassitude or creativity? I’ll admit I write them when […]

Africa

One Reason I Am in Love with Cape Town

February 23, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

South Africa—Cape Town included—is a complicated place.  It is complex, fraught with tension and not particularly safe. It is fascinating, for this half-anthropologist, half-writer (and […]

Africa, Culture

My 9 Favorite South African Words & Phrases (so far)

February 16, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

This guy knows what I’m talking about. Just a short one for today, as I want to spend the remainder of my day off out […]

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