Because I’m a Girl

Yesterday, March 8th, was International Women’s Day. Many organizations have identified investing in girls as not only key to improving the status of women, but essential to the success in the fight against poverty. Today, I wanted to share this 2 minute video that shares some of the facts revealed in Plan Interntaional’s Because I [...]

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10 Crazy Ways I Changed the World in 2009

I had fun thinking about all the things the great things that happened this year. I also have been wanting to write this to say it’s easier to make a difference than you think. None of these ideas are particularly original or impossible for you to do. I have big hopes for more In Search [...]

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I Own Bangkok

I own Bangkok. I own Bangkok. Keep repeating that, replacing Bangkok with the community you live in. I own [ _____ ]. I’ve renewed my perspective on ownership after hanging out at and visiting so many orphanages. Do you know what little you can claim as your own when you have thirty brothers and sisters? You better believe that [...]

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Couch Surfing With Hope, One Ambition

In case you missed the first part of this post, Couch Surfing With Hope, Introducing Tita Silver, GK is an organization in the Philippines that is building houses with hope. They help the poorest of the poor in the Philippines by giving people not only a living structure, but a new, hopeful perspective on life. [...]

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Touching Down & Touching Hearts

In 7 Steps to a More Rewarding Vacation I discussed getting off the beaten path and giving back. Well, there’s still so much to tell about the special time I had putting these steps to action in Bali, Indonesia. Of course I wasn’t alone, Mark Wiens of Migrationology.com joined me and took the lead composing [...]

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7 Steps To A Rewarding Vacation

There’s never been a better time to redefine what it means to vacation. The downturn in the global economy is our best chance to revolt against the typical, cookie-cutter vacations where we blindly spend, aloof to our effect on the places we visit. This is the idea behind Mark Wien’s Migrationology.com which questions, “Why vacation when [...]

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