Apart
from what little clothing will survive the next year and two months, the bulk of what I'll end up shipping home is probably going to be the little pieces of my village, and host country that I've accumulated..
It's about time to
buckle down and find gifts for people, right?
And
stop gathering things for myself... Maybe?
These
are a few of my new favorite things that I've assembled here in
Africa:
—a
fair condition 1954 edition of Bezinstation, by Sinclair Lewis, in
Afrikaans, reclaimed in Windhoek.
—a
brittle ivory and brown speckled snail shell found abandoned during
the rainy season.
—eight
mismatching hand-carved chess pieces from the dollar basket in a
Swakopmund antique shop.
—two
intricate, handwoven baskets in varying shades of brown from the
Kavango region.
—a
fair condition 1899 edition of Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hamlet, with
etchings, published by Harper & Brother's Publishers, inscribed:
Ernest Marvin, L.H.S. on the front inside cover—the back plays host
to a longer inscription in cursive English, but I've yet to crack
it—poached from the Rundu office.
—a
handmade red seed necklace purchased at a craft vendor's stall in
Nkhata Bay, Malawi.
—five
vibrant multi-coloured akayhes [shitenges\kenti cloth wrap skirts]
purchased in Namibia and Malawi, and drunkenly sewn by yours truly
during quiet weekends in the village.
—a
hand carved cane, stained deep brown—with a hand loop from the
Caprivi \ Zambezi region.
—a
substantial piece of clear quartz—I like to pretend its a massive
diamond—found near the Botswana border during a hike.
—an
assortment of feathers from exotic birds, and some lesser so, found
during walks in the village, and in the bush.
Now
playing:
17
songs | 1 hour, 26 minutes
Jamiroquai
| Supersonic [The Love Mix]
Jamiroquai
| Feels So Good
Jamiroquai
| You Give Me Something
Jamiroquai
| Picture Of My Life
Jamiroquai
| Canned Heat
Jamiroquai
| Planet Home
Jamiroquai
| Black Capricorn Day
Jamiroquai
| Soul Education
Jamiroquai
| Falling
Jamiroquai
| Destitute Illusions
Jamiroquai
| Supersonic
Jamiroquai
| Butterfly
Jamiroquai
| Where Do We Go From Here?
Jamiroquai
| King for a Day
Jamiroquai
| Love Foolosophy
Jamiroquai
| Virtual Insanity
Jamiroquai
| Little L