Ask the Fire Archive
Ask The Fire was my blog in late 2017/early 2018, where I documented my experience as a U.S. midwesterner student teaching in South Africa. It was never completely finished.
I intend, over time, to gather up all my old posts, and then to use my old notes and photos to complete my memories. These old posts appear unedited, except to remove my deadname. Please bear in mind that they're now six years old, and I'm not quite the same person that I was when I wrote them.
Oct. 18 2017 - Why "Ask the Fire?"
Oct. 19 2017 - The First Part Second
Oct. 22 2017 - Kipling and Others, Part 1
Nov. 7 2017 - Deficiency Views
Nov. 16 2017 - This is For You, Me
March 2 2018 - What Have We Done?
March 8 2018 - Travel Part 1 (Or: Salem Winds Up in Three Different Boarder Checkpoint Lines)
March 11 2018 - Travel Part 2 (Or Salem Finally Figures It Out)
March 15 2018 - Journal: 12 March
March 15 2018 - Journal: 13 March
March 16 2018 - Journal: 14 March
March 16 2018 - Journal: 15 March
March 25 2018 - Journal: 19 March
March 26 2018 - Journal: 20 March
March 27 2018 - Journal: 22 March
April 5 2018 - The Indian Ocean
April 10 2018 - Journal: 23 March
April 10 2018 - Journal: 26-28 March
April 13 2018 - Journal: 10 April
April 14 2018 - Journal: 11 April
April 14 2018 - Journal: 12 April
April 15 2018 - Journal: 13 April
April 19 2018 - Journal: 16 April
April 19 2018 - Journal: 17 April
April 24 2018 - Journal: 18 April
April 24 2018 - Every Single Book, Ever (Part 1)
April 25 2018 - Every Single Book, Ever (Part 2)
April 26 2018 - Journal: 19 April
April 26 2018 - Fair, I Guess.
April 27 2018 - Journal: 20 April
April 28 2018 - Journal: 23 April
April 30 2018 - Journal: 24 April
May 1 2018 - Journal: 25 April
May 9 2018 - Ask Me Things
May 10 2018 - Journal: 2 May
May 10 2018 - Journal: 3 May
May 10 2018 - Journal: 4 May
May 11 2018 - Cape Town Trip Day 1