Category: Connecting With People Abroad
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Buying Toys For Slum Children | Cebu City, Philippines
Cebu city is full of contrasts with new condo developments dotted with slums and shacks. On a random whim, I visit some children living in shacks near me and ask if they want anything. One thing I noticed later is that new Western toys like Hot Wheels actually cost a bit more in the Philippines…
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ULTIMATE Stone Town Street Food + Street MAGIC Binge!
Last time, I took you on a whirlwind tour of Stone Town in an episode dedicated to the late, great Anthony Bourdain. I feasted high above Stone Town’s meandering alleys and dined in some notable restaurants. Today, it’s all about street level cooking: plastic stools, humble one-woman shows, breakfast with locals, cold fruity drinks, and…
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REAL LIFE WEDDING + PARTY CRASHING In Ethiopia
In this episode, I’m crashing a few weddings in Ethiopia. Weddings seem to be a huge deal in Ethiopia. If a wedding is happening, you’ll know, because there’s deafeningly loud music, dancing on the streets, and once in a while, videographers filming couples in moving vehicles like a music video. I don’t know if it’s…
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Walking In A Poor Man’s Shoes, LITERALLY | Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
This episode’s a bit more thoughtful – I befriend the security guard hired to accompany us in the Simien Mountains, and in the end I exchange my shoes with his. The Simien mountains was a beautiful trek, with beautiful vistas, Gelada monkeys, and sweeping panoramas, but one of the my biggest takeaway experiences was meeting…
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Making Friends With Street Magic At The Fez Tanneries + Full Adventure
In this episode, I get out of my comfort zone and use a few magic tricks to get a behind the scenes look at the Fez tanneries. I make friends with a worker named Nourdine, who greets me in French. A quick note about French in Morocco. Nordine doesn’t speak English, so our communication comes…
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Chefchaouen, Morocco: Minor Scams + Annoyances
In this episode, I get some street food in Chefchaouen, where I meet a person on the street, practice my French with him, and he ends up offering to take me to check out some nearby marijuana farms the next day. One of my social experiments while traveling through Africa is to talk to everyone,…