Category Archives: Day-to-Day

On peace

By theresa | Published: February 1, 2010
Bertrand’s oldest brother passed away over the weekend. I could write a fascinating post detailing funeral rites and Beninese mourning. But somehow, that feels like an invasion of privacy. I’ll be back on SVO, Facebook, Twitter, and the rest in a week or so.  
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On Haiti. Full stop.

By theresa | Published: January 22, 2010
I haven’t written much lately because every time I sit down at my keyboard, I want to write about Haiti. I want to write about terrible injustice. And I want to write about the appalling difference I see between main stream media depictions and fresher, more local sources. I haven’t written about Haiti because, let’s face [...]
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On buying intimate apparel in West Africa’s largest open air market

By theresa | Published: December 14, 2009
Look, women need bras, okay? It’s normal, and I’m here for the long haul, which means that I can’t depend on care packages and occasional trips home for underclothes anymore (yes, it’s true, I did that for a brief period). For every man who’s like, “WTF is Theresa talking about bras on her blog for?” there’s [...]
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Couchsurfing, aka free and awesome places to stay while traveling

By theresa | Published: June 30, 2009
Clay Shirky’s recent tweet about Couchsurfing reminded me that I’ve been meaning to write about it for a while. Couchsurfing is both a verb (to surf someone’s couch) and a thriving community of travelers and hosts. We’ve hosted several couchsurfers over the last year and met many more through meet-ups. It’s been an amazing experience. [...]
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Wedding pictures! Finally!

By theresa | Published: May 25, 2009
After five weeks of slow connections and frustration, wedding pictures are finally up! You can pursue them on Flickr, although I have yet to tag and order them. My favorites are after the fold.  
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Pictures from the civil ceremony

By theresa | Published: May 8, 2009
Indeed.  
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Good Lord, we’re finally married.

By theresa | Published: April 22, 2009
After leaving the computers off for almost two weeks, getting back online has been … actually, not terribly fun. Hundreds of emails to triage and answer. Newsfeeds and news to catch up on. And changing my name. I’ll hereby be known as Theresa Ann Carpenter Sondjo. What a hassle. :-p Do [...]
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