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This work represents a series of short fictional writings revolving around my years living and working in various parts of the Africa Region; these years tempered with extended stays in the land of my birth, living in various parts of the United States, from the Northwest to the Southeast. The first contribution attempts to set the stage for this multiple-personality syndrome; the last trying to fix the negative that will yield a lifetime’s portrait. Other pieces deal with various aspects of this split personality; observations from a contemplative newcomer on different cultures that link to a universal oneness. Sandwiched between these slices of cerebral whole grain is a filling of episodes depicting various aspects of daily life, the challenges encountered, and the way one must cope with the unexpected. The hoped-for collective thread running through this multi-ethnic goulash is the commonness of humanity. When stripped of all, including our culture and skin color, we are variations of the same organism that is struggling to survive in an often inhospitable world. Most of the tales, modeled after the lifestyles of the 70s and 80s, show evident, and at times striking, differences between life in the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa. What is not so obvious is the humanness we all share.