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Malawi: Growing Up In Malawi
Malawi is a small, young, and poor country. The nation has about 18 million people, almost 70 percent of whom are under age 24. No surprise, there aren’t a lot of cultural exports. I came across a UK indie band called Lake Malawi, but it’s not the same thing. For this stop in my ongoing exploration of Africa,… [Read More]
Madagascar: Lords and Lemurs
Alison Jolly was an anthropologist who specialized in lemurs. This put her in a unique position to study the very different groups of people in Madagascar, forming the centerpiece of Lords and Lemurs: Mad Scientists, Kings With Spears, and the Survival of Diversity in Madagascar. She made repeated trips over a period of almost 40 years for… [Read More]
Mozambique: A Treacherous Paradise
A Treacherous Paradise is an unlikely book. Henning Mankell was a Swedish writer best known for the Wallander series of detective stories. He split is time between Sweden and Mozambique; another Swede who traveled there told Mankell that at some point in the late nineteenth or early 20th century, a Swedish woman not only owned one of… [Read More]
A few interesting quizzes about money
While doing some miscellaneous web surfing, I came across the following interesting quizzes about money. You might find them interesting: Your risk of going into poverty. This is simple, yet depressing, based on risk factors for American families. Could you survive in a different social class? This is a questionnaire about different traits and skills needed… [Read More]
