Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many...

{Title}</morning yerba> </head> <body> <p> welcome to my tumblog, a sort of mixed media baby blog. my interests lie in documentary film, photography, yoga, art history, non-profit causes and coconuts. i blog about stuff that inspires me, but mostly, stuff that's funny, and stuff that really matters. friends usually share yerba mate by passing around a hollow gourd of deliciously hot steeped tea. this is my gourd that i share with you of my daily thoughts, expressions and moments. have a browse at my flickr photostream above. say hi at morningyerba(at)gmail(dot)com or follow me if you like what i post. </p> </body> </html></p> </div> <div id="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div id="content"> <div id="perma_nav"> <div class="newer"><a href="http://morningyerba.tumblr.com/post/232816691">Newer</a></div> <div class="older"><a href="http://morningyerba.tumblr.com/post/232655775">Older</a></div> <div id="clearfix"></div> </div> <ul> <li class="posts"> <p class="object"><object width="500" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ChimamandaAdichie_2009G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ChimamandaAdichie-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=652&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story;year=2009;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=speaking_at_tedglobal2009;theme=words_about_words;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=master_storytellers;event=TEDGlobal+2009;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="500" height="365" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ChimamandaAdichie_2009G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ChimamandaAdichie-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=652&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story;year=2009;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=speaking_at_tedglobal2009;theme=words_about_words;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=master_storytellers;event=TEDGlobal+2009;"></embed></object></p> <div class="caption"><p>Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.</p> <p>incredibly powerful and moving, this is one of the best Ted Talks lectures I’ve seen.</p></div> <div class="post_info"> Posted on <a href="http://morningyerba.tumblr.com/post/232783237/our-lives-our-cultures-are-composed-of-many">November 4, 2009</a> </p> <p class="tags"> Tagged: <a href="http://morningyerba.tumblr.com/tagged/culture" title="Posts tagged culture">culture</a> <a href="http://morningyerba.tumblr.com/tagged/ted-talks" title="Posts tagged ted talks">ted talks</a> <a href="http://morningyerba.tumblr.com/tagged/literature" title="Posts tagged literature">literature</a> <a href="http://morningyerba.tumblr.com/tagged/africa" title="Posts tagged africa">africa</a> <a href="http://morningyerba.tumblr.com/tagged/nigeria" title="Posts tagged nigeria">nigeria</a> </p> 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