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@beantownboy Oct 18, 2017, 3:27 PM UTC

Hitchhiking on Airplanes in Somalia (Part 2)

In Part 1, I introduced the rather unique experience of hitchhiking on airplanes in Somalia. Part 2, however, is my very best (and true) experience of such hitchhiking. As in Part 1, this episode too…

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beantownboy
@beantownboy Oct 15, 2017, 1:14 PM UTC

Hitchhiking in Somalia...on airplanes!

In the early 90s, living in Kenya, I was working for an aggressive African merchant bank. You may recall the rather infamous “landing” of the US Marines on the shores of Somalia in 1993. Well, I thou…

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beantownboy
@beantownboy Sep 29, 2017, 1:28 PM UTC

Climbing a mountain...in Tanzania

Mount Kilimanjaro--Tanzania At 19,000+ feet, Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest peak in Africa and the highest, free-standing mountain in the world (i.e., one that is not part of a mountain range). Cli…

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beantownboy
@beantownboy Sep 27, 2017, 3:03 PM UTC

Beantownboy...Governance Advisor in Afghanistan

In my previous post, I described how I found myself serving as a governance advisor to the Chairman of the Provincial Council of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan, instead of as the small business devel…

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beantownboy
@beantownboy Sep 20, 2017, 2:34 PM UTC

Beantownboy…in Afghanistan

In 2010, I was in a bad “place”. Had sold my business interests in Zambia (which was good), but was in court with a business partner in Kenya (which was not good). I was spending all my time managing…

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beantownboy
@beantownboy Sep 18, 2017, 12:46 PM UTC

A Real World Challenge for STEEMIT

# Electricity in Africa In my introductory post, I mentioned that one of my real interests regarding cryptocurrencies is the ability to access and utilize the same to help address real world problems…

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@beantownboy Sep 14, 2017, 12:16 PM UTC

Beantownboy in Africa comes to STEEMIT

My introductory post. How to begin; the hardest part, right. I am sometimes referred to as an “American African”; why? Well, I moved to Africa (initially Kenya) in the mid-1980s and never left. It ha…

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beantownboy

Hitchhiking on Airplanes in Somalia (Part 2)

Hitchhiking in Somalia...on airplanes!

Climbing a mountain...in Tanzania

Beantownboy...Governance Advisor in Afghanistan

Beantownboy…in Afghanistan

A Real World Challenge for STEEMIT

Beantownboy in Africa comes to STEEMIT