Holli
My cheek is smudged with red clay. African soil keeps me grounded, dirty, alive. Gives me perspective and cause for alarm. Dusty, wet, preoccupied by irony and deceit, beauty and angst, the fragile and the strong. Beads of sweat trickle down my spine over time and through the valleys of this continent for over a decade. I could escape it but only tangibly. The unmistakable pattern of living this life in this place is a tattoo etched on my psyche, coursing through my veins. Forever.
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Holli's Ramblings
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My cheek is smudged with red clay. African soil keeps me grounded, dirty, alive. Gives me perspective and cause for alarm. Dusty, wet, preoccupied by irony and deceit, beauty and angst, the fragile and the strong. Beads of sweat trickle down my spine over time and through the valleys of this continent for over a decade. I could escape it but only tangibly. The unmistakable pattern of living this life in this place is a tattoo etched on my psyche, coursing through my veins. Forever.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 51 )
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Jonezing for Grace - Part 2
Ever since my Grace Jones post earlier this week, I've been on a bit of a Grace binge. I've been gobbling up her old music and reminiscing on that time of my... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Aid for Africa: End the Sick Cycle
When is everyone going to address the elephant in the room when it comes to the failure of aid to Africa?African government regimes!!! Read more
Posted on 06 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Lives Apart: Comparing Canada and Ghana
Happy belated New Year – can you say that? Like with Birthdays?I have been home – across the world and back – for the holiday season. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
The First Barrel of Oil: 15/12/10 - Ghana Joins Oil States of Africa
As of 10:06am today, Ghana has officially opened the valve to pump Ghana’s first oil and has put this country on the map, irrevocably as an oil producing... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2010 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Ghana Chief Calls for End to Poverty - Buys $4.7m Holiday Mansion
As we made our way to work this morning, through the streets of Accra, traffic lights out, dodging potholes and veering past the maimed and legless beggars,... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2010 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Ivory Coast Faces Civil War While I Battle the Bulge...
Well I hate to admit it, but keeping at it (perseverance), not cheating (that’s no Death by Chocolate for dessert), and exercising frequently are the basic... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2010 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
The Muffin-top Menace of 41
My birthday is looming and for the first time I’m reflective and contemplating the reality of aging.I reached the supposedly momentous FOUR O last year, and... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2010 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
The Voodoo and the Juju
I love when I stumble upon a great link or some amazing photos on the net. Better still when they relate to my part of the world. Read more
Posted on 08 November 2010 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Letters to Shiloh - the Anatomy of Loss
Forks stab through soft flesh at plates, wine stains lips…The dinner conversation lulls. I invite you in. Bursting in my mind, you are up to your mischief, a... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2010 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Albino Models Take to the Runways
As a more positive slant on my earlier post about the plight of those with Albinism, I thought I'd share some great photos of some striking albino models. Read more
Posted on 21 October 2010 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
The Pale Plight
Here are some faces of Albinism:Albinism affects people from all races.This inherited condition, characterized by the absence of melanin (which gives us our... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2010 EXPAT, TRAVEL