Waiting For The Train
By Cherno Baba Jallow
TRAVEL/COMMUTE
Several weekends past, our New York-based writer got stranded on his way home in the city. He encountered his longest train delay – yet....
The Bonds That Bind
REFLECTION
By Cherno Baba Jallow
Ousman “Ous” Kamara and I aren’t blood relatives, but the bonds between us, pardon the cliche, are as old as the hills. They have...
The Palace Museum; no longer forbidden
By Talibeh Hydara
You probably already know about the Forbidden City. I mean, who doesn’t? That it is the world’s largest preserved wooden complex. When I say preserved,...
Adapting in China
In 1998, when war broke out in Guinea Bissau, we were taken back to The Gambia. When I say WE, I mean myself and dozens of my...
Chenzhou: Cable car to Mangshan Mountain, rectangular-headed snake and red rock forgotten by God
My trip to Hunan has ended and I am heartbroken. It was déjà vu for me. The feeling I had getting on that plane in Chenzhou on...
Shijingshan District: A cultural heritage and advanced technology hub
By Talibeh Hydara
First of all, I went to the movies. Yippee!!! For the first time in my life, I actually left home and went straight to watch...
The telephone call I will never forget in my life
By: Momodou Jawo
It was on this date last year while I was heading to Sukuta to collect something for you, I received a call from my elder...
TRAVEL/Dispatch from Fouta: In My Grandmother’s Village
Essay
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
December, 2016.
I am in my maternal grandmother’s village of Djoungol, Dalein, north-central Guinea. I have been here for the past four days now. On...