by Shel Arensen | Nov 15, 2012 | Shel Arensen
Northrup – The Life of William Northrup McMillan is now available to purchase online. In the US it can be purchased for $15 at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com In Europe it is available for £9.50 on Amazon.co.uk Book details: Northrup is the story of a...
by Shel Arensen | Oct 31, 2012 | Shel Arensen
I just posted a poem about Africa and the memories one has after leaving the continent. It was posted on a facebook group called Kenyan friends reunited. We are wondering if any Old Africa readers or friends knows who wrote the poem. As I read it, it brought back...
by Shel Arensen | Oct 31, 2012 | Shel Arensen
I was born in Africa and its seasons shaped my soul.
I knew my place beneath the sun, the warm earth made me whole,
Those arching skies and brilliant stars fixed my position there,
That brooding space my boundary, the far horizons clear.
I belonged to Africa and...
by Shel Arensen | Jun 12, 2012 | Shel Arensen, Uncategorized
In our June-July issue of Old Africa we ran a short piece in our Mwishowe column about Conrad, a small boy born in Kenya in 1956 who died less than two years later. The story reflected the pain, shared by many, who have lost children while living in Africa. The story...
by Shel Arensen | May 22, 2012 | Shel Arensen
Emma Taylor, an Old Africa reader, is looking for help from other Old Africa fans. Her friend is researching the life of Oriana Wilson, the widow of the Antarctic explorer, Dr Edward Wilson who died with Scott in 1912. The Antarctic may seem rather a long way from...
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