{"id":85,"date":"2013-01-15T23:09:56","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T23:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2018-07-01T22:32:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T22:32:22","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Writings about Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taxi Ride<\/a> (<\/span>Canopic Jar<\/em>). In Lesotho, everyone travels by mini-van taxi. Here I take you on a typical ride, which never feels typical.<\/span><\/p>\n

The First Frontier, The Last Frontier<\/a>\u00a0(Surfing Magazine<\/em>). Why Africa remains surfing’s least-known continent. Hint: it’s not because the waves are bad.<\/p>\n

Born to Climb<\/a>\u00a0(Public Eye Newspaper<\/em>).\u00a0An interview I did with my rock-climbing student, Lemeko Molefi.<\/p>\n

Letter from Lesotho<\/a>\u00a0(WorldView Magazine<\/em>). When you travel you observe the locals, but when you go to live somewhere the locals observe you.<\/p>\n

Tofo, Mozambique<\/a> (San Diego Reader<\/em>). A boy named Grisoldo doesn’t wear clothes because he doesn’t need them. Everything from warmth to fun to food is provided for you naturally in this Eden.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taxi Ride (Canopic Jar). In Lesotho, everyone travels by mini-van taxi. Here I take you on a typical ride, which never feels typical. The First Frontier, The Last Frontier\u00a0(Surfing Magazine). Why Africa remains surfing’s least-known continent. Hint: it’s not because the waves are bad. Born to Climb\u00a0(Public Eye Newspaper).\u00a0An interview I did with my rock-climbing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8huLi-1n","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":226,"url":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/the-mountain-school-three-years-learning-as-a-peace-corps-teacher-in-lesotho-africa\/videos\/","url_meta":{"origin":85,"position":0},"title":"Videos","author":"Greg Alder","date":"January 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Shepherds in Ts'oeneng stickfight. http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uyl6SY0ZBb4 \u00a0 Female hostelers at Ngoana Jesu Secondary School sing \"Pula ea na\" at night. http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ecRuevd8fcU \u00a0 Music and dancing in Motsie's Bar in Ts'oeneng. 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