Connecting family and friends to my life in Samoa as a Kiva Fellow. After not much sleep, I arose Friday morning to make my way to the small airport within walking distance of my house. I stepped outside and began my walk when a church van stopped and offered me a ride. I hopped in and chatted with a man who is in the process of starting a local church TV station. Having landed, we step.

He who does not know the Chilean forests, does not know the planet -Neruda. A little more than an hour north of Santiago, Chile sits Cartagena. These days, Silicon Valley culture can be found many miles south of northern California. The Irony of Santiago Street Dogs.

Stories from a volunteer in India. Once again, a holiday snuck up on me here in Imphal. It is customary for a pig to be killed for the send off feast. The tenderloins, cut from the back, are given to the pastor as a church offering.

Y ES UN CIRCO LA CALLE! QUE FORROS Y RIDICULOS! EST AN EN TODOS LADOS. NOSOTROS VAMOS A DECIR LO Q PENSAMOS LOCO. TE LO VAMOS A DECIR DE UNA NO NOS CREEMOS CUALQUIERA Y NO SOMOS NADA IMPORTANTE. SI TE CABE SOS UN SALAME. USTEDES GENTE QUE PIENSA IGUAL QUE NOSOTROS. Subscribe to my blog! Y ES UN CIRCO LA CALLE! Y NOS REIMOS UN POCO! DAMOS LA CARA LOCO. AUNQ MUCHOS PIENSEN LO CONTRARIO JA! QUE FORROS Y RIDICULOS! .

Adventures in microfinance and reflections from where it all goes down. This is another blog post I wrote for Kiva about a successful borrower I met in Nicaragua. To check it out! A Fellow, A Taxi, A Loan, A Vision. To check it out! Through.