Sunday, July 10, 2011

Aesthetics

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fruit the monkeys eat
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having fun with a crab
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yellow butterfly
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Renalda explaining how to eat sugar cane
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Muzungus trying to eat sugar cane
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monkeys
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taking a moment
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Our daily rhythms are beginning to settle with the land, or the land itself is settling hard and deep within us - in our bones. It is visceral in how we move through our day. The gentle beat of patterns - not discerned in any way, but we know they are there. Things do become noticable with time. Africans smile with their eyes - genuine and bright. And they show their teeth - something I think Americans do not do. When you pass by someone, greetings are always exchanged- both "how are you?" or "what's the news?" and a response is always given "I'm fine, thank you."Habari gani?" "Nizuri, asante"
Posted by lk at 12:32 AM

3 comments:

  1. scottJuly 12, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    back from vacation... good to catch up with your work... hopefully will take mic out later this week... enjoy!!!

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  2. Lisa KenyonJuly 12, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Great pictures of the team and boat! Love seeing the sugar cane--pretty cool. Saw Sam yesterday at work--he is getting to ready to join the crew!

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  3. yakshiJuly 22, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    Wow, this is fabulous, Elliot! Has this kind of blog been available every year, Yvonne? Or is it the result of taking middle school teachers and communications professors along for the ride?
    Pretty cool to include serendipitous dinners with Jane Goodall and forays into chimpanzee territory into the mix. Can't wait to meet up in Ohio on your return and hear more.

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