This was a photo story with supporting copy produced for Akros. School has just ended for the day and she’s rushing home, back to her small village in Zambia’s Choma District. She’s rushing because she has a lot to do before the sun sets. She veers from the road and…
The Annapurna Circuit
It is quiet at 16,000 feet. If I lay perfectly still the silence crowds in, like I’m wearing shotgun earmuffs. It’s so quiet that I hear the nylon of my sleeping bag pulsing and crackling as the vein in my neck nudges it with each heartbeat. There are few animals…
Rowing the Wild Atlantic
Written for NUVO, Indianapolis’ alt weekly. Purdue grads complete boat competition on second try Editors note: The last time NUVO brought you news of Sarah Kessans and Emily Kohl, they were in Florida, training for a race where they would be rowing a boat across the Atlantic Ocean. You read…
Novel Encounters
In 2007 Prinsen was awarded Indiana University’s Hazeltine Overseas Reporting Fellowship and spent several months in India. This piece was written during that fellowship and helped launch the School of Journalism’s blog. I notice the old man approaching out of the corner of my eye. I’ve been sitting against a…
Leprosy Today in India
In 2007 Prinsen was awarded Indiana University’s Hazeltine Overseas Reporting Fellowship and spent several months in India. This piece was written during that fellowship and helped launch the School of Journalism’s blog. Of course sandals are still the footwear of choice. It may be advanced science and pioneering research in…
