15-08-2020, 05:49
(15-08-2020, 01:01)CRAZY-HORSE Wrote: a BBC World special interest story about Tété-Michel Kpomassie, a man from Togo who had a fear of snakes.
he only had a handful of years eductaion but during that time he read a book about Greenland and in the bood it said that the country is so cold that no snakes live there.
as a 19 year old he left Togo on a boat and made his way to Greenland where he lived and learned from the Eskimos.
he spent years living amongst them.
eventually he left to live in France.
he still spends his time between Togo, France and Greenland.
the story was him now, at almost eighty years of age telling his story...awesome life, there should be a movie made about the dude and his adventures!
his Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9t%C..._Kpomassie
his 1981 book detailing his adventures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_African_in_Greenland
Ever seen 'Nanook of the North'? old movie but very good.
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