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Monthly Archives: May 2017

May 05, 2017

The neighborhood

2018-05-01T14:27:03-05:00

I live in a quiet neighborhood. These guys keep the grass along the street trimmed free of charge. Some neighbors have more security than others. Fortunately for me the other day, my wall is less secure than this.

The neighborhood2018-05-01T14:27:03-05:00
May 05, 2017

Home Away

2018-05-01T14:27:32-05:00

After over 24 hours of driving, flying and sleeping in airports I landed in The Gambia on May 3. The customs agent inspected my "suspicious" luggage (mostly books), asked for my tennis shoes (which I kept) and offered his competent assistant to accompany me when he learned I was here alone (which I declined). Fortunately, the [...]

Home Away2018-05-01T14:27:32-05:00
May 05, 2017

Fulbright to The Gambia

2018-05-01T14:11:41-05:00

My home state compared to The Gambia, West Africa. I leave for The Gambia for six weeks to work with the Legal Aid Clinic of the Faculty of Law, University of The Gambia (UTG). The clinic was just founded in 2012. The Gambia is also new. It gained its independence from Britain in 1965. It [...]

Fulbright to The Gambia2018-05-01T14:11:41-05:00