Writings On Africa
As a Peace Corps volunteer, Terez lived and taught English for two years in GABON, Central Africa (1985-87). This formative experience has been the source of inspiration for essays and fiction.
Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Aid for Africa – Will the G8 Help?
Caption: U.S. President George W. Bush, singer Bono (2nd L), first lady Laura Bush (2nd R) and Bob Geldof (R) hold a working meeting on Africa at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, July 6, 2005. Aid, debt relief and climate change top the agenda for leaders of the G8 -- the Group of Seven...
Friday, October 1, 2004
Learning from the Pen-pals
This short story first appeared in the anthologies, Defining Moments and Acts of Emancipation (Plymouth Writers Group, Oct 2004 and Oct 2006 respectively).
Christmas break was over and my Gabonese high school students were bored. I could feel it in the air, a...
Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Giving thanks: For Pilgrims, papayas and art of compromise
In 1621, a band of weary survivors celebrated their meager harvest with their newfound friends and gave thanks.
It had been a hard year for those we now call the Pilgrims. They'd arrived the previous December on Plymouth's rocky shores after 91/2 perilous weeks at sea. One hundred idealists escaping...
