26. Chuck Taylors in Yemen
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I developed my love of Chuck Taylor Converse high top shoes as a boy living in Yemen. My family moved to Yemen when my father was contracted to work with the United States Agency for International Development, to oversee the country’s agriculture development program. Granted my Yemeni Chuck Taylors were knock-offs, not authentic Converse, but still sufficiently similar to the real thing to yield compliments and make me feel like a rather cool kid. I have many happy childhood memories associated with my Chuck Taylors. One of my all-time favorite photos is of me and my brother on a beach in Cyprus where my family was on vacation. In....continue reading
DATE 26 Oct 2014