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Posts Tagged "Crime"

South Africa: Not So Black and White

Jun 25, 12

South Africa: Not So Black and White

Which brings me to my next point: of all the unexpected contradictions I encountered, the one that has intrigued me the most is that the acknowledgement of South Africa’s problems by its citizens is almost always accompanied by “but I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else” or “but it is still the greatest country in the world."

A Rooftop in Arima

Sep 30, 10

A Rooftop in Arima

Written in 2008, after a trip to Trinidad and Tobago. A story on rising crime in T&T turns into a lesson in travel perception. Safety is only relative. In Trinidad, going out to a club after midnight, or at any evening hour is dangerous. Maxi Taxis, the mini-buses that provide fast and convenient transportation around the land of steel-pan and roti, force locals to wait at dimly lit...

Tales of a Woman Warrior

Sep 18, 10

Tales of a Woman Warrior

Last night two men tried to rob me. It was 7pm, less than an hour since dusk, in a wealthy neighborhood. No one else was on the block. They were walking sketchy toward me on the sidewalk, not sticking to one side. When I tried to pass them they blocked me in toward the wall, one grabbed my arm and the other showed his knife.