... at the risk of self indulgence...

fifi. warbling diva. activist. bibliophile. avid and rabid traveler. amateur francophone. semi-professional teutophone. letter-box aficionado. self-confessed pineapple enthusiast. aussie, with the truly awesome privilege of having lived in a number of places, but whose heart remains very much in la côte d'ivoire, west africa. here be an eclectic collection of things to which I am partial. also some ramblings. all I can really promise at this point is a healthy dollop of passion and whimsy.
and pandas. there will be pandas.

ablackgirlintheworld:

Since a major part of my job at WomenCraft is marketing the products that our artisans make, I get to travel around the region meeting them and recording their lives through photos for our new website and online store. Its the best, I ask them to smile and they say, make us laugh and we will smile!

Speaking butchered Swahili is usually good enough to get them to laugh at me, then I snap pictures of them and all is right in the world. I feel so blessed to be here, doing this, I am not sure how I ended up here but I am so so grateful.

So so so grateful.

Jealous but LOVING your work - more pics!

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coldsnacks:

THIS

THIS THIS THIS FUCKING THIS

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Stunning.

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idriss-m:

Ivory Coast.

The world's 10 worst cities to live in - Telegraph

thecomedyhipster:

The world’s 10 worst cities to live in, according to a new study.

Lagos is number 3 :(

All my favorite places are unlivable.

Ok it’s true life is difficult for a great many people in Abidjan, but that doesn’t necessarily make it one of the ‘worst cities to live in’… Insulting and arrogant, but then it is the Telegraph…

westeastsouthnorth:

Cote D’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire.

Naaaaawww!!!

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kronosinasuit:

Kerry Washington being amazing as always.

^^^

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Five major scandals the media isn’t obsessing about

think-progress:

Are these things more important than edits to talking points? Judge for yourself.

1. Carbon pollution reaches historic highs, threatening human existence

2. The devastating impact of sequestration on kids, cancer patients and first responders.

3. Massive cuts to food stamps for the most vulnerable.

4. 1,100 workers die in a Bangladesh factory collapse, and American retailers continue business as usual.

5. 4,150 gun deaths from gun violence since Newtown.

Shit, over 4000 gun deaths in the US since December?!? Also the fact that Bangladesh has had so little coverage/reaction from the garment industry is sickening.

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