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8 continents: part 5

May 31, 2025 by Brooke Black

Drunks, thieves, and witches: These are the people with whom I’ll share the road if I decide to bike home tonight. It’s sunset, and I’ve only just now arrived at the Ntaja bus depot — a two-hour bike ride over dirt roads and paths from my house in Chikweo.

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May 31, 2025 /Brooke Black
8 continents, bikes, Malawi
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8 continents: part 1

May 02, 2025 by Brooke Black

The first time I got a good look at death was in Malawi, hitchhiking in the back of a pickup truck. We were speeding along the M1, and I was sitting rigid as a soldier, acutely aware that if anything went wrong, I would die.

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May 02, 2025 /Brooke Black
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