Stories From The Field

How would you define culture? When you think about the culture within which you live, ascribe to and practice perhaps you think about your nationality, your ethnic background or religious affiliations to provide definition. You consider the language you speak, the events and milestones your honor, even the food that you eat – its preparation [...]

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The girls wrote their first song today all together. I could not be more proud.
Three days ago I started teaching the girls in Kibera music.
On the first day, I think I talked too much and too fast. Lectures were hard to sit through at 14 years old, I remember. I asked for questions and answered [...]

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