I have trips out of country coming up so I am working on visas' today and maybe tomorrow. It is a longer and more tedious process than anticipated. I will go to Nigeria and Sierra Leone in the next two weeks assuming that my host lawyers let us know their available dates. It is likely that I will go the foreign embassies tom. with the dates as soon as I can tie them down.
In the meantime, I am preparing my lectures to the Univ . of Ghana Journalism School, and later to the Ghana Bar Assn on The Status of Media rights and Law in America.As everywhere, the law continues to evolve with our case law being oft-cited in this country where there is not yet established precedent.
Outside I just heard a young goat bleeting. The chickens move aside when a goat comes by. Is this called a pecking order?
Yesterday, I asked one of our employees why someone does not just take one of the chickens off the street and fry him up b/c there are no tags etc. and they just run loose everywhere. He said thay all have an owner somewhere and you never steal or kill someone else's chicken b/c your spirit will be haunted forever and when you die you will go to Hell and suffer eternal fire. I said "Oh, that does not sound good." Maybe taking the other guy's chicken is not a smart idea unless you are an atheist.....Enough already... onto more visa work.
About Me
- Dan Byron
- is a partner at Bingham Greenebaum Doll, Indianapolis office, who performs pro bono work in addition to his practice of law in the media area. For a more complete description of his work and history please see his biography listed above on this home page. Much of his pro bono work is meant to advance the interests of free press and free speech in foreign countries including Africa and Mongolia.
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4 comments:
Dan,
Let us know when you are going to Nigeria & Sierra Leone. Fr. Brendan
Mbagwa, our priest, from Nigeria
got his green card & will go back
to visit Nigeria, his home Dec.11
for a month.
Sounds like you are busy..let us know what the universities are like.
Likewise, tell us about the Holy
Spirit Convent there.
The goats & chickens are entertaining.. sounds like they are
like pets.
Take Care. Love hearing about
your adventures. God bless. Kathy
Dan, sure sounds like it's a lot different than North Vernon!
Dear Poppie, I told my grandma and grandpa that you are in Africa. I hope you are having a good time. Keep walking backwards.
Love, Grace aka Flower Puppy Byron (see the blog for pics)
"...you never steal or kill someone else's chicken b/c your spirit will be haunted forever and when you die you will go to Hell and suffer eternal fire."
It sounds like that might just ruin one's whole day!
I will be interested to hear how your experiences in Nigeria and Sierra Leone compare to Ghana.
Be safe Dad,
Craig
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