When people ask me how my trip to Haiti was, if I’m being honest I tell them, “It sucked.” Don’t get me wrong – the organization that I traveled with does great work and I feel fortunate to be affiliated with them. I’ll talk more about their work soon,
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The truth is I don’t know how to begin discussing my trip to Haiti. I am deeply disturbed by the thought that many people are forced to endure the poverty I experienced in Haiti. I believe there is resilience in the human spirit. I believe that progress is
Read more →I spent three crazy years traveling the world. Tomorrow, I am speaking in a 30 minute conference call for the American College Personnel Association (the ACPA) on how to be an awesome global citizen. I’ll be sharing two of my favorite stories, one from Northern Thailand and
Read more →If you have three minutes, I recommend watching this video. I think about this clip all the time. Though Bobby McFerrin’s demonstration is cool, what really gets me is his offhanded remark at the end. He says, “Regardless of where I am, anywhere, every audience gets that.”
Read more →Only a few moments in my life have gone on to change my worldview. One of them took place in Thailand. I remember the exact moment: I was sitting at the campfire in a small village. We were all sharing a beer and telling stories from our
Read more →I remember the exact moment I became concerned for life in the developing world. I was visiting Shenzhen, a city in Mainland China one hour north of Hong Kong. Twenty years ago Shenzhen was a sleepy fishing village. Today, it is lined with skyscrapers and expensive cars.
Read more →I usually have trouble starting new projects. Even when the project is as adventurous and exciting as international travel and volunteer work, my first reaction tends to be, “that’s too complicated, too disruptive to my normal routine, and man, it’s easier to just watch ‘Six Feet Under’
Read more →I recently changed my facebook status to ask, “Should people give back? Why or why not?” I was pleased to find that this generated a lot of discussion. Nearly everyone chimed in with some form of, “yes, we should give back.” There were almost as many reasons
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