Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Jun 12, 2010, 2:28 pm
Going back to the recurrent theme of the growing Chinese presence in Africa, here's a great video from Vanguard TV on the impact of the tens of thousands of Chinese in Angola. And don't miss the kuduro dancing at the beginning and end of the film.
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Apr 11, 2010, 12:44 pm
As I mentioned in my previous post, the great thing about Cuba is all the people you meet just walking down the street. As an example, while walking by an outdoor neighborhood bar, we were called over by a lady with a greasy piece of fried chicken in one hand, a beer in the other, and a big smile on...
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Mar 7, 2010, 12:55 pm
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Aug 31, 2009, 1:59 pm
A friend has taken the leap to follow his bright idea of creating a magazine detailing life in the humanitarian world through diverse styles of writing and photo essays on humanitarian aid, countries in conflict and life in the field. There's nothing else like it out there and it shows promise to be...
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Aug 31, 2009, 1:59 pm
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Aug 1, 2009, 1:42 pm
A friend of mine in Angola sent me a bunch of pictures of construction projects in Luanda that are reportedly approved or already under construction (below are just a few of them). Obviously the changes in saw in Luanda over three years were nothing compared to what's coming. While I'm glad to see t...
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
There's a lot to say about Cuba. Few countries have a recent history as compelling - a former playground of rich, hedonistic Americans and mafiosos; maybe one of the only truly idealistic revolutions in history; site of the crisis that was the closest the world ever came to to nuclear war (FYI, both...
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
As much as I hate discouraging comments, I hate having to delete a hundred spam comments about viagra and lactating lesbians even more. So, from now on, you have to sign in to comment. Sorry.
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
PNUD is the Spanish version of UNDP (the United Nations Development Program). Somehow I don't think Ban Ki-moon would approve of this message, with all the UN sex scandals and all. This picture was taken in Santiago, Cuba. Santiago is overrun with Italian men who seem especially fond of the discos a...
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Since leaving New Mexico ten years ago, I've lived in London, Prague, Nicaragua, Colombia, Brazil, New York City, East Timor, Angola, Chad, Myanmar, and Benin. So, the next stop was obvious...Baltimore. Don't look so surprised, Baltimore has...crabs...The Wire...umm...multiple buses every day to New...
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I’ve really been neglecting the blog. The main reason for that is my busy new life back in the US. But I’m not going to talk about that just yet, since I haven’t finished up with Benin yet. I promised to let you all know what a Beninese voodoo ceremony is like, and I’m a man of my word. With...
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
A few photos from a great trip through some pretty remote and waterlogged villages in Benin.
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
So, we've established that the cuisine should not be the main draw for going to Cuba. And ultra-lefties looking for a socialist utopia may have their fantasies shattered by the mind-numbing disfunctionality and rampant materialism. So, why go? Well, for those of us who are just a bit too young to h...
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Nate M. posted an article on Down There - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The second issue of HELO magazine is out and I have one more photo essay in it, this time from carnival in Huambo, Angola.
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