CNN Featured iReporter of the Week
This week I’m one of seven featured “iReporters” for CNN, which is a nice surprise. Link to the CNN “explore” page here, and link to my iReport profile here. Also, […]
Syrians stuck between war and Turkish border
Transit Camp, A’zaz, SYRIA “My wife will die if she doesn’t have heart surgery in three or four days,” Asad Hoammed lamented as he prepared tea in his UN refugee […]
PHOTOS: Rural Belarus
Photos from the past few days in Belarusian villages near the Lithuanian border. This year, winter in the region has extended well into March. It was -12°C this morning. Click […]
Lenins… Lenins Everywhere
Minsk, BELARUS Stalin sits uncomfortably in his chair, trapped in a staring contest with renowned Belarusian poet Yakub Kolas from across the room. Mao’s enormous head peeps out from behind […]
Politics and borscht intersect on Women’s Day in Belarus
Minsk, BELARUS Meet Lidiya Yermoshina. As head of the Central Elections Commission for Belarus, she is in charge of tallying votes and announcing the winner of presidential elections. She is […]
