Books Worth a Look

  • Little Bee by Chris Cleave - This book is a must read. Better than anything else I've read, it takes you vividly into the life of a person in the 3rd world who has no choice but to escape. It is brilliantly written & works well as an audio book. Often I've sent info about the wonderful refugees I've met in Europe. We know only so much of their plight as it is painful for them to recall much less live through again by recounting it. But over time it is clear what they've lived through. This book is excellent as you discover the horrors of their world. Somewhat how to me, it is like being in Europe near a Concentration Camp. One has an obligation to visit it. 'Never to Forget.' In this case, to have our eyes opened.
  • Garbage King by Eliz Laird - The book is set on the streets on Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia and here lives Mamo and his sister Tiggist. When Mamo's "uncle" offers a job, he soon sets out on a bus to work. Little does he know that he is actually being sold into slavery...

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Blog Trip to London, Cardiff, Oslo and Prague - Living at the London Catholic Worker

Entries below span from the first entry of August 25th to the last on September 9th. Following that are two sections of various writing.

Next trip is to Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver. That's a catch up trio with friends and family.

In November I hope to travel to Heredia, Costa Rica to study Spanish for three weeks. Entries to continue then.

What follows is in reverse chronological order, so I've listed topics in correct order here.

Monday, August 25, 2008 Peter's Cafe in the Borough of Hackney, London N1

Monday, August 25, 2008 A Victory in Appeals Court

Friday, August 29, 2008 A Day Trip to Dover Castle & the WW II tunnels with Amani from Eritrea

Monday, September 1, 2008 Two Days in Oslo, Norway

Thursday, September 4, 2008 Praha

Sunday, September 7, 2008 People you meet in Hostels and Praha aka Prague - Part 2.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 A Touching Last Day

REFLECTIONS & ARTICLES - Thoughts on the amazing people I get to meet.

Rich, my 19 year old friend, soon to be Franciscan and recentcommunity member at Haley House in Boston. An article he wrote.

A Brief Summary of my Spiritual Quest - Saturday, June 14, 2008

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REFLECTIONS & ARTICLES

Thoughts on the amazing people I get to meet.

Rich, my 19 year old friend, soon to be Franciscan and recent community member at Haley House in Boston. An article he wrote.

http://www.capuchinfranciscans.org/pdf/2008%2003%2011%20CVO%20Update%20A%20community%20of%20two%20tables.pdf