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Sip Gin at the Stilted Village: Nzulezo, Ghana

July 12, 2012March 24, 20154 Comments

I’ve woken up in my fair share of strange places after a night of drinking. But looking out my window at 6 am and seeing this has got to be one of the strangest. And, incidentally, one of the most awesome. Continue reading →

Grow ideas in the garden of your mind

July 12, 2012March 24, 2015Leave a comment

Mr. Rogers wasn’t exactly “cool”. He was soft-spoken, wore cardigans and had a trolley running through his living room. Odds are you’d never see him on the cover of GQ.

No, he wasn’t cool. But MAN was he awesome. Continue reading →

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