Bon anniversaire, la République Centrafricaine!
Fifty years ago today, on 1 December 1958, the French Equatorial African colony of Ubangi-Shari became an autonomous territory within the French Community and took the name Central African Republic, largely due to the heroic efforts of its founding father and president, Barthélémy Boganda.
Its motto in Sango is Zo Kwe Zo (All People are People). It is such a beautifully succinct statement of principle that I have adopted it as the title of my blog.
As a former Peace Corps Volunteer who spent two years in Kembe, CAR, I would like to take the opportunity on this golden anniversary to offer my personal thanks to the CAR for hosting me as a junior high math teacher and offering me the opportunity to get to know its people and culture.
On my home webpage, you can find a more extensive write-up about my experiences there. If you get a chance, pop over to it and take a look.
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1 comment:
Happy anniversary.
BTW, your home page still links to your old blog. Actually, it links to an evidently non-existing post on your old blog. Probably there are more important details for you to attend to, but as long as I noticed, I figured I'd let you know.
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