tragedy in mali

i've been writing some emails with a reporter from the NY Daily News, who has been writing about the tragedy in NYC where 10 children and 1 woman died in a house fire. he has traveled to mali to report on the story there, and i think he has really captured some of the essence of mali, of the hospitality, the people, and the culture. he's got his stuff up in bloggish format here.

there are also some nice pictures accompanying the story.