Border Jumpers

People in Mauritius seemed shocked to meet two people from the U.S. But that's America's loss because in the middle of the Indian Ocean is one of the most incredible islands we've ever visited.

Boredom -- and drinking -- often led to unsafe sex with prostitutes at the truck stops along the highway. As a result, truck drivers have one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Africa.

Imagine being one of only five opposition voices in a country of thirteen million people, where all radio, print and television are strictly controlled by the government. That's Ben Madzimure's uphill battle everyday.

Wellington Chibebe, the secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, works tirelessly to bring attention to Zimbabwe's economic and human rights realities and to pressure the government to reform its ways.

We love the energy of Maputo. It's the good kind of energy where we never felt like people were trying to hustle us. We also felt safe to wander. Maputo's vibrant, entrepreneurial, positive, and alive.

Coffee "collectors" in Gima, Ethiopia don't plant coffee bushes, but pick the beans from wild plants. While this might be the most eco-friendly type of coffee production, it's not very lucrative.

We've never traveled anywhere quite like Rwanda. The country's wounds may never completely heal, especially when "never again" happened here such a short time ago.

Bella Rose, Red Calypso, Sunny Sher, Wild Thing, Ria, and Inca are all grown here in Kenya--roses with enticing names that give little indication about how they are grown or how the workers are treated.