On the American Election

On the American Election

Some friends of mine find it strange that I haven’t been writing or saying much of anything about what most of them see as the most important opportunity of our generation: the potential election of Barack Obama as president of the United States. So concerned...
Liberia: America's First Colony

Liberia: America's First Colony

My hope was that I wouldn’t be blogging much about Liberia. Rather, I had hoped to train as many Liberians how to blog as possible and then simply point to what they have to say. Unfortunately, because of lack of infrastructure outside of our cushy hotel, it...
My Favorite Holiday: 4th of July

My Favorite Holiday: 4th of July

This post is for the new Rising Voices blog carnival which Rezwan is organizing every month. This month’s topic is to write about your favorite holiday. Today I was at the Nari Jibon center with Nasrin, Rabaya, Sonia, and Zannat while they wrote about their...

Attention and Empathy

I’m in Houston International Airport, one of my least favorites, waiting for my delayed flight to Las Vegas, probably my least favorite city in the entire world. I left Buenos Aires filled with sweet sadness. There is so much that I’ll miss. Here in...