I write you letters sometimes, enter your e mail address below to receive yours. Enter your EmailPreview | Powered by FeedBlitz stLight.options({publisher:'9c1582af-7d4d-4637-9ff9-7eb6e625d3fc'}); Hi, I’m Lyrian. I write words, among other things. If this is your first visit, you might like to sign up for my more personal letters above, or you can subscribe to my blog. This is where I cut and paste and sometimes create (glue optional). Tumblr (3.0; @lyrianfleming)http://lyrianfleming.com/I just spent eight days in Ethiopia and confess to not knowing what to expect. I was born in the...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18112828094http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18112828094Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:03:00 +1100ethiopiatourism“A continent ages quicly once we come. The natives live in harmony with it. But the foreigner...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17806199929http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17806199929Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +1100quoteshemingwayafrica<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzf2erwwtU1qbem7bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Lake Awassa, Ethiopia</p>http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17642917871http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17642917871Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:13:39 +1100<span id="video_player_17473648273">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_17473648273",'http://lyrianfleming.com/video_file/17473648273/tumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b',400,225,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>Not too shabby a way to start the day</p>http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17473648273http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17473648273Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:51:00 +1100 A typical family home in a village - Lindi, Tanzania I’m waking up this morning to the...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17472180427http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17472180427Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:21:15 +1100tanzaniaI recently took part in an Triple J Radio ‘Hack’ program where they were looking into...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17417098635http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17417098635Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:22:35 +1100triple jradiovolunteering overseas Given I knew I was going to Africa for work this month (specifically Tanzania and Ethiopia, because...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17416189370http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17416189370Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:41:00 +1100liberiaellen sirleaf johnsonafricafeminism“I don’t know what a family is, how to define it, other than as a collection of people...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/16613179443http://lyrianfleming.com/post/16613179443Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:48:36 +1100quotefamilyeddie perfect<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lpypeLL1dAs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Because who doesn’t want to break out into dance on day three of their period? (via <a href="<object%20width=%22640%22%20height=%22360%22><param%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/lpypeLL1dAs&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3%22></param><param%20name=%22allowFullScreen%22%20value=%22true%22></param><param%20name=%22allowScriptAccess%22%20value=%22always%22></param><embed%20src=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/lpypeLL1dAs&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3%22%20type=%22application/x-shockwave-flash%22%20allowfullscreen=%22true%22%20allowScriptAccess=%22always%22%20width=%22640%22%20height=%22360%22></embed></object>" target="_blank">Mama Mia</a>)</p>http://lyrianfleming.com/post/16540179102http://lyrianfleming.com/post/16540179102Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:04:16 +1100periodkotex“Feminism, in my view at least, should not use the power of institutions, including the state,...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/16385928803http://lyrianfleming.com/post/16385928803Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:35:32 +1100eva coxquotesfeminism<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y6uHR90Sq6k?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Oh, to have a leader with such a great sense of humour…</p>http://lyrianfleming.com/post/16342871872http://lyrianfleming.com/post/16342871872Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:27:04 +1100obamaal greenYesterday I posted about an incredible book I just read called “I Shall Not Hate” by Izzulden...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/15971537667http://lyrianfleming.com/post/15971537667Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:34:21 +1100kivapalestinewomenpoverty As I (figuratively, of course) turned the last page of the book ‘I Shall Not Hate,’ I...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/15924968227http://lyrianfleming.com/post/15924968227Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:09:03 +1100i shall not hateizzeldin abuelaishnow readingIt has (finally?) happened - I am now the owner of my very own e-reader, thanks to a very well...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/15235630830http://lyrianfleming.com/post/15235630830Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:59:01 +1100e readerjasper joneskindleSo 2011 was a big year, yeah? The Arab Spring. The death of notorious dictators. The East Africa...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/15217279161http://lyrianfleming.com/post/15217279161Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:13:00 +1100happy new year20112012BREAKING: Kim Jong II, the North Korean Dictator, has died.  HIV/AIDS impacts women and girls...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/14442442031http://lyrianfleming.com/post/14442442031Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:47:17 +1100linksinternational development“Four years out from the deadline set for the Millennium Development Goals, not a single...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/14203958981http://lyrianfleming.com/post/14203958981Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:15:00 +1100quoteaid“The evidence suggests that the truth lies in the in-between: Microfinance works really well...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/13889206121http://lyrianfleming.com/post/13889206121Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:16:00 +1100leah sternmicrofinanceaidquotes<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UnFFyaNpQ5Q?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I appreciate the sentiment, but enough of the awkward looking black child. This was sent to me by Peter Singer as part of his new e mail update feature for <a href="http://thelifeyoucansave.createsend5.com/t/ViewEmail/j/996FC495DCB3F5C0/EEFE0826D33521282540EF23F30FEDED" target="_blank">The Life You Can Save</a> campaign.</p>http://lyrianfleming.com/post/13842061128http://lyrianfleming.com/post/13842061128Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:14:19 +1100Peter Singerthe life you can save“The collapse of the News of the World is partly the result of a new understanding by British...http://lyrianfleming.com/post/13841756913http://lyrianfleming.com/post/13841756913Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:08:08 +1100Owen Bardertwitterpoliticsquote