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...much fun emigrating from the sunshine of Africa to the icy wastes of the former Soviet Union?s rundown industrial cities brimming with angry, racist skinheads. But there's more than money to compensate: the Russian and Ukrainian teams play in the pan-European tournaments, offering their imports a platform on which to impress the scouts of clubs in Italy, Spain and Britain, who'll offer a better wage and more benign living conditions. Today's estimates are that around 1,000 African players earn their keep in Europe, a low figure compared with the Brazilian pro Diaspora which...
...young black South African from the sunshine of newly liberated Soweto, such as MacBeth Sibaya or Japhet Zwane, it can't be much fun emigrating to the icy wastes of Russia's rundown industrial cities brimming with angry, racist skinheads. But there's more than money to compensate: the Russian and Ukrainian teams play in the pan-European tournaments, offering their imports a platform on which to impress the scouts of clubs in Italy, Spain and Britain, who'll offer a better wage and more benign living conditions. Today's estimates are that around 1,000 African players earn their...
...home, and then a hectic school year, my time so far as a student, tourist and one-woman show in Egypt has been one of the most amazing and rewarding experiences of my life. Along with the laughter, there have been painful reminders of economic discrepancies—incomplete, rundown houses with state-of-the-art satellite dishes trumpeting their poverty—and moments of utter discomfort (other than sunburns and mosquito bites) when we encounter local hostility...
...sleazy, sleepy city is certainly in transition. Before Portugal handed Macau back to China in 1999, its architecturally charming but rundown streets were lined with hookers and occasionally reverberated with gunfire and car bombings from triad gang battles. The gambling business?which contributes 75% of Macau's government's revenue and supports the city's only major industry, tourism?has been the exclusive province of Stanley Ho, an elusive 82-year-old casino-and-property tycoon. His company, Sociedade de Turismo e Divers?es de Macau (STDM), has not kept gaming operations in step with the times. The Lisboa hotel...
...Beginners over here!” To our relief, Johnny’s brother called the less-experienced among us to a slower practice session after the entire group of 100 got a rundown of salsa moves from Johnny. While the initial practicing was done solo, there came a point where we had to test our new skills with a partner. One can certainly come to Sophia’s with a friend or date, but it’s also very easy for any girl to dance her way into the open arms of a local graduate student...