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by James Murren 29 February 2008 1
Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Runners, Among the World’s Elite Athletes

Our introduction to Ethiopia’s running elite occurred happenstance. My wife was coming out of an elevator at a local hotel/restaurantContinue Reading

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Ethiopia

“In Defense of [Our] Dignity,” a Search for Imagination

“Because the people never revolt just because they have to carry a load, or because of exploitation. They don’t knowContinue Reading

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Ethiopia

Sights and Sounds of Life in Addis Ababa

We have been living and working in Addis Ababa for a month. Like all cities, there are sights, sounds andContinue Reading

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Ethiopia Honduras

Kite-flying under a July Ethiopian Sky

  I remember reading somewhere that the children of Afghanistan were not allowed to fly kites under the Taliban. TheContinue Reading

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Ethiopia

“Some Aloe Vera, Vitamins, and a Lot of Prayer”

We arrived in Addis Ababa (“New Flower” in Amharic) around 7:15 p.m. local time after 15 hours on the plane.Continue Reading

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Brazil MTB

Why I Mountain Bike: Escapism and the Wish to Fall off the Face of the Earth (in Brasil)

The knobby tires spin round and round, going on the downhill as I hesitate to pull the brake, wanting toContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 February 2008 2
Ethiopia

Shinile: 40 Wells and Thousands of Camels

  From the roof of the beaten 1980s Land Cruiser, camels could be seen for as far as I couldContinue Reading

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Nigeria

MEND and the War for Justice in the Niger Delta

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has been receiving considerable attention in the world press overContinue Reading

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Ethiopia

So long “Dispatches from Africa ,” Hello “Dispatches from the Land of the Free”

Ten months ago, we started walking on a journey that took us places we could never have imagined on aContinue Reading