"I learn by going where I need to go." ~T. Roethke

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Kibera today

Prime Minister Raila Odinga registered to vote at the District Commissioner's grounds in Makina Ward, Kibera, Nairobi among crowds of supporters of his party ODM (Orange Democratic Movement). All Kenyans of voting age must register anew this year via the new Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system. Voter registration is organized by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Mariam and her dad Salim at home in Dandora, Nairobi

Tunis, outtakes. October 2011

"Even in Kyoto, when the cuckoo cries, I long for Kyoto" ~ Basho

There is truth in these intangible dreams.

Dream. You and I were sitting on bar stools drinking whiskey. We were laughing and high-fiving and you were wearing a black t-shirt. A man at the bar had a box of 100 white lilies. His lover rejected them so he handed them out to people at the bar. E was there too; the guy gave her a lily, leaned in close and started flirting. We toasted and said, We're not needed around here. My diamond earrings were in pieces on the bar top. I fixed them and put them into my ears and I could hear again. We tripped out the door and onto the shining wet streets with laughter in our throats. The last days.

Mombasa/Diani, June 2012