Photo by DavidDennis (Creative Commons)
That’s isiZulu for “Letter from a person travelling in Africa,” and it’s also the name of Stephanie Nolen’s excellent new blog.
Nolen is the Globe and Mail’s Africa correspondent, and – as I wrote in a blog post months back – one of the best (if not the best) foreign journalists working on the continent.
She ordinarily files major, in-depth features (you can find a few in full on her website – check them out!), most of which are pretty heavy, subject matter-wise, so it’s great to have some lighter, day-to-day observations in the blog to balance things out.
After all, these days, how often do you get to read a story about Africa that makes you laugh?
Take this post, for example: Things people tried to sell me in a Freetown traffic jam. The list includes nail clippers, Lost bootlegs, fried plantains, and a Virgin Mary wall clock.
It’s nice to have a reminder that even in Sierra Leone, life goes on, people smile and laugh and sing, and hawkers sell sunglasses to drivers stuck in traffic.
About the Author
More By This Author
- Sunshine Guaranteed - Or Your Money Back (8 comments)
- New Paid Travel Writing Opportunities from BootsnAll (2 comments)
- You Don't Need a Mumbai Slum Tour to See Wealth Disparity at Work (2 comments)
Related Posts
5 Comments... join the discussion!
-
-
Hey, fried plantains are great stuff!
Seriously, since your blog post about Stephanie Nolen, I’ve been fascinated by her journalism work in Africa. I’m definitely with you on her being one of the best on the ground.
↵ -
So glad I've got someone else hooked! She's one of my big-time writer crushes, if that wasn't obvious by now.
↵ -
So glad I’ve got someone else hooked! She’s one of my big-time writer crushes, if that wasn’t obvious by now.
↵
