Gus Ruballo

You land. Your throat feels like sandpaper. Your head is heavy. Your eyes sting. You've been sitting still for eight hours……

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I visited the President of the United States at Mar-a-Lago – well, sort of.

I could have been driving along any street, anywhere in the non-desert United States. The sun was shining, traffic was light, and there was no indication that I was passing through anything other…

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If there's one city that can sweeten any trip, it's the capital of Belgium (and…

Rites of passage are culturally significant ceremonies marking transitions in a person's life—such as birth, adolescence, marriage, and death. In East Africa, tribes have diverse, deeply rooted traditions that symbolize these life changes. Here's a look at some notable rites of passage among East African tribes:

Baganda (Uganda) – Kwanjula (Marriage Rites)

Among the Baganda people of…