Ode to Samuel, part two
Before leaving, I called my various banks and credit card companies to give them my itinerary. When I called American Express, they told me not to worry, their computers were set up to handle the trip, no problem. At the end of the call, they also gave me the number for their 24/7 global assist [...]
Ode to Samuel, part one
Africa is an interesting place. The man pictured here is Samuel Vamboi, my driver while I was in Sierra Leone. Without Samuel, I really don’t know what I would’ve done. Lungi International Airport, while ostensibly in Freetown, is on an island roughly nine miles out into the Atlantic Ocean. Travelers can get there by ferry, [...]
Nutrition unit
SL-02, originally uploaded by jdepould. This is from an afternoon spent with the Kissy nutrition unit. They spent the better part of two days preparing Benemix, which has all sorts of stuff in it. The final product is a powdery supplement for infants, high in protein and calcium. Here, they’re cooking, drying and mixing most [...]
