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                            The Rwanda Genocide that occurred in 1994 was one of the most recent large-scale genocides inContinue readingEpisode 33 – The Rwanda Genocide – A Refugee Camp Volunteer’s Perspective – 4-6-24

This episode contains four (4) Short Stories. The first one is telling the difference between “who you know” and “who knows you”. Which is better in life and in business?Continue readingEpisode 32 – Short Stories (4) – Volume II – 1-20-24

This episode is about teaching in a Congolese High School. The physical conditions of the classrooms, and lack of supplies and textbooks made the job extremely difficult for both theContinue readingEpisode 31 – Teaching in a Congolese High School – 11-7-23

This episode is about a gopher. Not the little critters that tear up golf courses and your back yard, but a specific role that I played for 1 year asContinue readingEpisode 30 – The Gemena Gopher – 8-21-23

Death, funerals, grieving and the associated rituals vary from culture to culture. This episode explores the differences and similarities as to how Americans handle end of life and grieving vs.Continue readingEpisode 29 – Death and Funeral Rituals – USA vs. D.R. Congo – 6-30-2023

This episode is the story of a special Lake in the NW corner of the D.R. Congo, Africa. It was called Lake Kwada. Kwada, in the Ngbandi tribal language meansContinue readingEpisode 28 – Lake Kwada: The History, Story, and Legend – 1-8-23