Category Archives: Time

Timbuktu can wait – part 2

Posted on June 25, 2016 by MoInMali

I recently posted a blog titled Timbuktu can wait on why we do not currently take clients to the fabled city of the 333 saints. Following on that blog I’d like to share the story of one of our close … Continue reading →

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You shouldn’t!

Posted on May 31, 2016 by MoInMali

‘Monique, you shouldn’t treat me like this, there are other ways to deal with me’, Mr. X said. ‘I shouldn’t treat you like this? You shouldn’t treat me like this! You’re not taking me serious, but I’ll make sure you’re … Continue reading →

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Post office challenges

Posted on May 7, 2016 by MoInMali

Heaving a deep sigh, she bends her head over the scale. It is rather worn out and it’s probably not her first challenge with the oh so necessary piece of post office equipment. It’s not the first time I’m witnessing … Continue reading →

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8 March

Posted on March 13, 2016 by MoInMali

‘You will be taking the day off tomorrow, won’t you?”, Ibrahim asked me on Monday. ‘Why would I be taking the day off tomorrow?”, I asked him in surprise. “I’m having a day off today.” The 8th of March always … Continue reading →

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Time is a funny thing

Posted on March 6, 2016 by MoInMali

Time is what we make of it. Our thoughts about time create our truth and they may become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Continue reading →

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Forbidden!

Posted on February 2, 2013 by MoInMali

‘It’s forbidden. It’s forbidden’, the girl whispers, gesturing us to walk faster. Some days just turn out to be very different from what you’d thought they would be, like the day I woke up in a hotel in a Togolese … Continue reading →

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A day at the beach

Posted on January 6, 2013 by MoInMali

After a long journey nothing is more pleasant than a good shower, doing some laundry and… a day at the beach to relax! I had scrubbed of the layer of red dust gathered during the bus ride. Laundry had been … Continue reading →

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Togo by night

Posted on December 24, 2012 by MoInMali

By the time we leave from the border night has fallen. I’m back in the middle of the last line of chairs. Long waits, it still being hot and it being even more packed and crowded, make that I feel … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Togo

Posted on December 23, 2012 by MoInMali

I’ve crossed quite a few borders and no two border crossings were the same. Some were easy, some were challenging, others were a lot of fun. The border crossing from Burkina Faso to Togo added a new experience. I was … Continue reading →

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It’s all about the right time

Posted on December 22, 2012 by MoInMali

Sometimes in life it’s all about being in the right place at the right time. Having applied for a visa for Togo and Benin the day before, I couldn’t resist stepping by Ouagadougou’s immigration office when we passed by. Wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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