Looking Back

Sitting here at my desk in Fresno, CA, I’m staying still for a moment and taking a deep breath.  It’s been quite the ride since touching down in Miami on December 16. After two days in Miami I spent four days at Sigma Nu Fraternity Headquarters in Lexington, Virginia, my former place of employment. After …

Seek and Destroy

I woke up to another beautiful sunrise in MacLeodGanj. After breakfast and buying my bus ticket for the next day, I met up with the Mountain Cleaners. Also, check out this video to see a little more about what they do.  I found the crew in the Bhagsu taxi stand/parking lot. Tashi, the Project Manager …

Breaking Waves

Japan was absolutely crushed by a tsunami. This was not one town or city. Hundreds of miles of coastline, from small fishing villages to moderately large cities, ports, harbors, industrial and residential, simple and advanced, ready or not, it didn’t matter.  A lot of these towns were slightly below sea level, protected by seawalls sometimes …

Filling Gaps

Take a minute with me to think about a few things. Start with your house or wherever you live. Think about your room, your space and all of your things. Now think about your town and your neighborhood - family and friends’ houses, your favorite restaurants, bars, movie theaters and places where you recreate and …