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Francis Tapon
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8 months ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - Why Mauritius Is My Fa... · 0 replies · +1 points
Mauritius didn’t become a paradise because it was never colonized. On the contrary, before its independence in 1968, this island had been passed around more than a marijuana joint at a reggae concert. Arabs knew of the island in the 10th century. The Portuguese checked it out in the 1500s. In the 1600s, the Dutch named it after Prince Maurits of Nassau and ruled for over 100 years, bringing enslaved Malagasies with them. The French conducted extensive colonization for nearly 100 years, importing thousands of East African slaves. Finally, in 1810, the British seized Mauritius and ruled for 158 years, until Mauritius gained independence.
In 1835, Mauritius became the last British colony to abolish slavery, freeing 66,343 people. Stingy sugar plantation owners found a workaround: import indentured Indian labor whose wage was half of what the newly freed slaves demanded. Over nearly 100 years, Brits brought 453,063 Indians, more than any other British colony. This is why Mauritius is the love child of Africa and India—with a French accent.
10 months ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - Finland · 0 replies · +1 points
However, it is essential to recognize that Eastern Europe has a wide range of standards of living and GDP. Estonia, Poland, Czechia, and Hungary are all well above Moldova and Kosovo, despite being located in Eastern Europe.
Similarly, Western Europe has a wide range.
Compare Switzerland with Portugal, for example.
Pick any region (or country) and you'll find a wide range of standards of living (Alabama vs. New York).
That doesn't mean Finland isn't geographically in Eastern Europe.
Yes, culturally, historically, and economically, it's in a different league, but I am focusing on geography.
2 years ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - 14 Amazing Maps From T... · 0 replies · +1 points
2 years ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - Defending American Cul... · 0 replies · +1 points
3 years ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - 10 Reasons to Go Hikin... · 0 replies · +1 points
However, the Gossamer Gear umbrella I recommend is made of a fiberglass and plastic frame, meaning it's storm-safe. https://www.gossamergear.com/products/liteflex-hi...
3 years ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - Earth\'s History Compr... · 0 replies · +1 points
I like your curious mind!
You ask excellent questions and it's fabulous that you're skeptical - that's a sign of a scientific mind!
To answer your 4 questions convincingly, one needs to write a lot of words.
A couple of sentences won't convince a skeptic.
Therefore, I highly recommend you read this book by Richard Dawkins: https://amzn.to/3BaF2q7
Here are 2 videos that gives you a hint about your fish-out-of-water question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQuoH_fOWM
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWyLtYrTLYo
3 years ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - Hiking Across Madagasc... · 0 replies · +1 points
A dear friend named Holly met us along the way. She died of lung cancer a couple of years later. :(
3 years ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - Defining Sub-Saharan A... · 0 replies · +1 points
3 years ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - Brittany Longoria Expl... · 0 replies · +1 points
Given your questions, it seems that you have not since she addressed them in the podcast.
Start by listening.
Forgive me for assuming that you're not a vegan & you financially support the torture and execution of all the animals you eat.
Most animal eaters don't realize how much harm they inflict on innocent creatures.
Still, they wail when an old leopard, which is no longer reproducing and will die a natural (and probably miserable) death in a couple of years, is killed.
Also, we all waste money on stupid things instead of giving it to charity. We're all guilty of that.
3 years ago @ WanderLearn with Franc... - Brittany Longoria Expl... · 0 replies · +1 points
People who eat animals or animal products (99% of the population) must wrestle with a similar dilemma because their actions support the mass torture and slaughter of billions of animals.
Experiment