Well, it's certainly been a while since I've updated this--seems like other social media options (and limited internet in the field) have kept me away... Anyway, what better way to re-invigorate than with a few pictures.
 |
| With Tanzanian seaweed farmers on a site visit/feasibility study for the Seattle seaweed NGO; this seaweed is going in your toothpaste, your soup, your soap... |
 |
| In the back row with my default "upper-left gaze" portrait stance; these are my students from my two ESL/ICT classes in Seattle (and, on the right, the mayor came to their graduation!) |
 |
| After the end of the Gates Foundation grant for ESL/ICT classes, I took my savings and finally studied Hindi in the foothills of the Himalayas--this sign is boasting of the charms of "Mini Switzerland" (third line) around the Tungnath/Chopta Hindu pilgrimage site. |
 |
| A bit of traveling as well--in this case, it's debatable whether Matthew or the Golden Temple is the photographic attraction in Amritsar. |
 |
| Travels in India were followed by base management in the field in the Democratic Republic of Congo--humanitarian work really does look like this, especially when you're in charge of logistics for Echo-funded projects in LRA areas. (And thanks to Richard, who's doing the heavy lifting here...) |
 |
| Richard again doing the heavy rope-tightening--the cars are about to head about 300 km out into the field to deliver medicines and medical supervisors to the health clinics we supported. Unfortunately, Echo funds pulled out, and consequently so did we, but I had about a year of managing everything--Logs, Finance, Security, Communications, etc.--as chef de base. |
