As a true, purebred American, I know my country’s place in the sports world. We do football, we do basketball, we do baseball. We even mix a little tennis and…
Baking Down Boundaries
As an American guy in my village, I was sometimes the target of some interesting propositions from local women (see http://blog.sheswanderful.com/?p=2272). It was not uncommon for male teachers, living far…
Football Fever!
All around the world, people are full of football fever! It’s the first weekend of the month-long sports fans’ heaven known as the FIFA World Cup. Every four years FIFA,…
A Girls Guide to Hitchhiking Botswana and Zimbabwe, Part 1
Of the countries that I have gotten to visit, none have provide quite as much excitement or feeling of a true African adventure like the 10 days I spent traveling Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Let’s Talk about Sex
Sex education is kind of important… okay, it’s really important, especially in places with a high rate of STI’s and teenage pregnancy. As a Peace Corps Volunteer working in education…
You’re Ugly!
Prologue: When a guy considers himself a feminist, he faces a lot of challenges no matter what culture he is in. I’d say there are even more challenges for straight…
Get Yourself a Girlfriend, or Two (Part 2)!
By AJ Last month, I focused on the parts of male culture that I saw in South Africa that promoted infidelity and having multiple girlfriends, or cherries (http://letsgogirl.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/get-yourself-a-girlfriend-or-two/). There is…
Get yourself a girlfriend, or two!
By AJ When trying to think of a topic for this months column, I found myself skimming through accounts of women’s travels to dig up some themes. Something that comes…
She's with me
She’s with me By AJ . Two girls and a guy walk into a bar. The bartender proceeds to mack on the women while a crowd of inebriated, touchy men…