Urbanity in the Time of Pandemic

Urbanity in the Time of Pandemic

At first, it doesn’t seem weird.  It takes a few minutes to figure it out.  People dot the streets, though their numbers seem more sparse. There is traffic, though fewer cars.  It’s just a matter of degree, you tell yourself.  Life seems to go on.  It is strangely...
Close Encounters

Close Encounters

Twala Manyatta The Twala Cultural Manyatta lies about 30 miles north of Nanyuki in Kenya.  Manyatta is a Maasai word which roughly translates to “settlement” or “compound”.   What makes Twala rather distinctive is that it was created and is...