travel
first, Ougadougou, Burkina Faso
the market
Westerner's ghetto
pg 171: good use of speculation - what he imagines his friend will do with a letter from a strange African asking for help
Lagos; bribes, Frenchmen, haggling
pg 178: throws in history of illegals
Marcel and Papa
danger of Lagos
pg 180: insightful
I like how Packer drags out the story of his dinner; he uses exposition, dialogue; good stuff
* I like the dinner scene. Makes me want to do the same. His trailer would be our Same house - story is there - always going back to it
pg 185: ideas changing
pg 187: ends with a powerful letter from a student
On Safari
Cairo, the Nairobi
family visits
malaria meds
seems to mock family friends and safaris
pg 193: "hardly human", his mom says of an African woman
*reminds me of "eco-tourism" ideas for Timor - would creating another Kenya be a good idea?
pg 194: strong feelings (though I don't agree with them)
*interview my parents, fam for what they thought of us
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