Shadowfax
11-05-2007, 11:14 PM
Funnet på MJNO:
---------------
Gorgeous story about this Sudanese Supermodel- she mentions how Michael's music moved Africa! I've posted the first half of the article, The Michael mention is at the bottom.
This is her:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i279/marnifrances/Alek_25.jpg
Source:
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/...203202,00.html (http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2203202,00.html)
This much I know
Alek Wek, supermodel, 30, London
Interview by Alice Fisher
Sunday November 4, 2007
The Observer
Growing up in an African tribe is no different from growing up in Chelsea.
It's just about a sense of community. My tribe - the Dinka - values people and family. I wish I'd had more opportunity to understand their traditions before the civil war forced me to leave.
The African bush is hardcore. My hometown of Wau in southern Sudan had no running water or electricity, but when civil war broke out in 1983, we soon fled to relatives in a remote village. They thought we were spoilt.
Powdered okra is my comfort food.
I never thought I'd crave it - I ate it every other day in Sudan - but I love the taste. Now I buy it from an organic store in Manhattan.
Michael Jackson really is the king of pop.
When my friends talk about childhood, I've never heard of any cartoons or TV they remember. The only thing we share is Michael Jackson. That's how far his music travelled - to a remote village on the other side of the world. When the militias came to Wau, they would blast out 'Thriller' as they moved down the dirt streets.
---------------
Gorgeous story about this Sudanese Supermodel- she mentions how Michael's music moved Africa! I've posted the first half of the article, The Michael mention is at the bottom.
This is her:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i279/marnifrances/Alek_25.jpg
Source:
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/...203202,00.html (http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2203202,00.html)
This much I know
Alek Wek, supermodel, 30, London
Interview by Alice Fisher
Sunday November 4, 2007
The Observer
Growing up in an African tribe is no different from growing up in Chelsea.
It's just about a sense of community. My tribe - the Dinka - values people and family. I wish I'd had more opportunity to understand their traditions before the civil war forced me to leave.
The African bush is hardcore. My hometown of Wau in southern Sudan had no running water or electricity, but when civil war broke out in 1983, we soon fled to relatives in a remote village. They thought we were spoilt.
Powdered okra is my comfort food.
I never thought I'd crave it - I ate it every other day in Sudan - but I love the taste. Now I buy it from an organic store in Manhattan.
Michael Jackson really is the king of pop.
When my friends talk about childhood, I've never heard of any cartoons or TV they remember. The only thing we share is Michael Jackson. That's how far his music travelled - to a remote village on the other side of the world. When the militias came to Wau, they would blast out 'Thriller' as they moved down the dirt streets.