Let’s get pebbles in our boots As the motionless sky gradients And the mountains turn grapefruit Let’s get out of our dents And escape from faux wood panels, scuffed beige walls, the popcorn ceiling, the off-white cracked molding, and our haphazard decor Before the sky petals white Upon a bright blue canvas Let’s take a…
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Night Fishing in Guinea-Bissau
My London-based company posted me in an isolated country in West Africa called Guinea-Bissau to buy shipload quantities of cashew nuts valued at millions of dollars from sellers of the commodity. I had to learn Portuguese fast, get the feel of the market, and find out the government requirements for the export of raw cashew…