Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
OTP’s Guide to the Best Coffee In The World
Americans guzzle 122.6 trillion cups of coffee a year and we’re not alone in loving our liquid-crack. Trade imperialism (a.k.a. screwing poor people royally) sucks. We’re here to break down some bean essentials and help you fight the power and get your cup o’ joe straight from the source. Use OTP’s Guide to the Best Coffee [...]
What the F*ck is Shoefiti?
A combination of the words “shoe” and “graffiti”, “shoefiti” refers to the practice of throwing shoes up to dangle from telephone or power lines. Ed Kohler, a shoefiti enthusiast, coined the term himself in 2005, although kicks have been hanging around overhead for ages. The real question is, why the f*ck would people spend time [...]
Wildlife Volunteer Programs: Work with Really Freakin’ Cute Baby Animals NOW!
Let’s be honest with ourselves for a minute: we all love animals (sometimes more than humans) and when they get hurt (especially baby ones) we get choked up inside. Something about little furry baby animals brings out our emotional side. You can’t avoid getting a fuzzy, warm feeling when looking at this koala for instance. [...]
Volunteer Madagascar: Saving Lemurs vs. the Fossa…Whose side are you on?
Madagascar… Mostly known from the Pixar movie by the same title, Madagascar is an insanely beautiful African island that is home to some of the wildest animals and most interesting tribal people (to illustrate: this is a statute on a tomb). Two animals, the lemur and the fossa, are ONLY found in Madagascar and their numbers [...]
