“The borders of my language are the borders of my world.” – German Philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein Speech. The expression of feelings, thoughts, knowledge and relationships that are created by a [...]
“It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.” ~ Eddie Cantor “All of the effort you’ve put in could be wasted by giving up just a moment too soon.” [...]
After missing the fifth largest blizzard in Twin Cities’ recorded history by a day (a 17.1-inch, airport-closing snowstorm), I arrived in Iguazu, Argentina through Buenos Aires on Sunday, December 12. [...]
I am in a bit of a unique circumstance while writing this blog as I am sitting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia preparing to leave for a five-day trip to where [...]
The following article was written by Olivia Khalili of the Cause Capitalism blog. The concept is simple and brilliant. When I came across Living Goods, my stomach flipped with the [...]
The following post is from the beautifully articulated TBD email by All Day Buffet. New digital tools like Chatroulette, Twitter, and Foursquare are incredible new ways to connect people, but [...]
Although I thoroughly enjoy my fair trade coffee, the real day I’m waiting for is when I can fill up with fair trade gasoline. Oxfam and other humanitarian organizations are [...]
The social entrepreneurship crew generally likes to poo poo traditional development. And why not? It is an easy target given the widely held belief that aid doesn’t work and evidence [...]
The fact that I’m finding it difficult to begin this post pales in comparison to the difficulty aid workers are facing on how to begin the relief effort in Haiti. [...]
Kenyan social entrepreneur Teddy Warria, founder of Common Vocabulary and New Horizons Initiative, visits the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Thursday (Dec. 3) to share his vision [...]
Hundreds of thousands of concerned global citizens will join the call to fight AIDS on December 1, World AIDS Day, as Camfed (the Campaign for Female Education) hosts an interactive [...]
About three weeks ago, I was flipping through the channels and landed on PBS. If you know me, I spend about an average of 1 hour per week by the [...]
It is hard to remember the sharper edge of reality when wrapped in the warm cocoon of living abroad. For the better part of each day, I am granted reprieve [...]
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