Clik here to view.
Africa Rising
Heading down to West Virginny in just a bit to celebrate Labor Day weekend with Carla and David - and Julia in absentia - but saw this cool article from the Tanzania Daily News and thought I'd do a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In a New York Minute
Hi everyone and many greetings from the Empire State! I have been back in the U.S. for just over three weeks now and am completely over any trace of jetlag, food poisoning, or other malaise (except...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talented Tenth
Greetings dear readers, hope you are all doing well. It has been a busy week or so since I last wrote, and I haven't had much time to compose an original entry. However, not wanting to leave you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Donfoolery
Sorry, guys, I just couldn't resist....From The Washington Post, by David A. Fahrenthold: Trump Foundation lacks the certification required for charities that solicit money (with a few [related...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Inclusion = Equality
Shalom from The Nation's Capital, dear readers. I have been in town for a Jewish High Holidays - Toa Nafasi meetings - family and friends collabo this past week. It has been an exhausting though...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fall Fanfare
As expected, it has been a busy Fall thus far with much fanfare expected by its finale! (You guys know how much I loooove a good alliterative blog subject, right?!)I have been in the States since late...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Old and Infirm
Hi guys, please check out a recent article from the Tanzania Daily News titled "Old Age and Disability Is Not a Curse."####"When I was in primary school, I used to tell our teacher that I could not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Bell Curve
Hi everybody, hope all is well. We at Team Toa are still super-busy this week, so I am posting an article from the nonprofit news organization, Chalkbeat, that is devoted to coverage of our American...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Echoing Green
Hello, my good people, and many salaams from the Berkshires as I continue my tour of the Eastern seaboard. I'm currently in Lenox, Massachusetts enjoying a bit of R&R (and working my bum off, of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Africa on Trump
In shock.So.Please read below about various African presidents' reactions to the Trump victory, as reported by Quartz Africa. I just gotta say, there's a lotta shade being thrown these days. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reliving the #Giving - Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Hi everyone, and hope all are well. I'm writing today to remind you all it's that time of year again.... The holidays are nearly here, and along with spending time with family and friends, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Party in the USA
Hi everyone, it continues to be a busy time for The Toa Nafasi Project. Earlier this week, we held our annual "friendraiser" at my parents' home in Washington DC. Though we got a good response from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Grateful
So, this blog post is a little late, but they say "better late than never" so here goes....This past Thursday, we here in America celebrated Thanksgiving, a holiday which (despite its problematic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting to Zero
Hi everyone. Once again I am a little late to post - sorry for that! This entry refers to the recent World AIDS Day, marked every December 1st by patients, caregivers, friends, families, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Specs in Effect
Hello good people, and many salaams from a bitterly cold New York City! Good thing, next week by this time, I will be back in sunny Kilimanjaro, planning the new year by the pool!!Because I've been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Angi in Zanzi
Hey everyone, I'm still stuck under something very heavy (two huge suitcases filled with work, skincare, gifts for Team Toa, and stuffed animals for Drogo), so have not been able to post something new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Toa-Days!
Happy holidays from our house to yours, everyone!I am safely returned to Moshi and back in a Kilimanjaro state of mind. We had a busy week last and this one coming will be more of the same, but in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free Your Mind
Happy new year, one and all. I hope everyone's celebrations went off smoothly and safely and that no one is any the worse for wear today?!Drogo and I played it safe this year, opting for a pajama-clad...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Nuthin' but a G Thang
This past week was the first really busy one since I have been back and next week is gonna be a straight-up doozy, so I am taking this quiet minute on a Saturday morning to pen this post and then it's...
View Article