2009 March | Stet

Linguist with wanderlust,
From the hills of New Guinea to the halls of the Sorbonne,
From the beaches of Bassam to the fields of Friesland,
From the catacombs of Rome to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
From the heather of the Veluwe to the dust of Dakar ...

Currently resident in the Land of Sea with a small tribe of kids and Mr B.

RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Magnificent and beautiful: letter from a former slave to his master: http://t.co/vISUW4PM via @tweeter_anita
2 days ago

Canine Bazinga! http://t.co/TNCy8eSA #bigbangtheory
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Best parody of LMFAO: I'm Elmo and I know it! http://t.co/mcoQk8eS
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RT @Glinner Boing Boing on Twitter's censorship announcement. Very convincing. http://t.co/ER8qUmzS
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Unfortunate choice of words? RT @AP: World's largest cruise line: Reservations dip in weeks following Italian cruise ship accident.
4 days ago

Clean your teeth, purify your soul

Throughout the year in Senegal, but especially during Ramadan, the traditional toothpick, the sothiou, can be seen in almost every mouth. In addition to cleaning your teeth and freshening your breath, it is also seen as a sign of piety, distracting you from the evils of smoking, keeping your mouth pure for prayer time, and

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Mbour Mblues on the Coke Coast

Name that tune …

Hey Jim, Jim? Where is Jim, man? Jim, I want you to tell me somethin’ I want you to spell for me New York, Jim Come on, Jim, I want you to spell New York

These days you could ask Jim how to spell Dakar, because a whole lot, whole lot

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Deep in it

Just heard that our stuff, including essential babyware and car, will now be leaving Dakar around the date it was supposed to arrive in the Netherlands. Apparently the delay is due to congestion in the port. The whole coast of Africa must be gridlocked if it takes two weeks to clear the way to port.

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House-hunting a TARDIS

Dear …

It’s been so long since I wrote a post that I forgot how to start. Dear me.

Since the previous telegraphic message, our house boss (huisbaas in Dutch, way cooler than landlord) has allowed us access to the Interweb; but only after several hours of Bergmanesque sighing, silence and alternately staring at 300

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