Ramblings. Musings. Strange Eatings.

Dr. Nick Riviera

Honorary Degree

Everyone here seems to think I’m a doctor. I guess it would make sense … why else would a non-oil-worker-type person be coming to a hospital everyday with two women […]

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Buzzcut

Late last month, Cabinda got itself all gussied up for its birthday: “Day of Cabinda.” Within a matter of days, the town transformed from the normal dusty streets to the […]

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1-1 at the interval

Campeões de Cabinda

It was a dramatic finish. We were trailing 2-1 with two minutes left. The players on the opposing team were up behind their bench, arms locked around each other’s shoulders, […]

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Single File

Lines in Angola: you snooze, you lose.

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Lights and sounds

The first few days back: jetlag among other things.

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Dorm Life

Dorm Life

Kelli and I live in a high-class dorm. “Dorm” in the sense that I live in room 106 and Kelli’s in 103, each hallway looks the same, and there’s a […]

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Boas Festas

Kelli and I were sitting around a few days before Christmas discussing last minute gift plans for our families when I stopped mid-sentence, slapped my forehead and snorted, “Ha … […]

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