We helped the brother, can we help the sister?
Benigne age 12, Patience’s sister I’d be lying if I said that this was year seven of raising money for Patience, the young Rwandan I met in 2007 when I Read more…
All I did was send an email! And here we are six years later.
This is Patience and his mother and sister, taken recently. He is the fifteen year-old Rwandan boy I met when I was over there in 2007, and whose education a group Read more…
Wiring money to Rwanda: what a way to end 2013
So, this happened today — In case you don’t speak Western Union, RWF = Rwandan Francs. For the sixth year in a row, Cheese-Its have come together to sponsor the Read more…
Having to buy your Cabbage Patch Doll on layaway, being bald, & getting fired don’t doom you for life
Business plan? Capital? An MBA? Rich-folk/political connections? Skinny-thighs? You don’t need no stinkin’ business plan, capital, MBA, connections, or skinny-thighs. Nine years ago I got fired, had none of above Read more…
How do you choose how you part with your money?
I had the privilege of traveling to Rwanda a few years ago to shoot footage for a non-profit that’s helping to rebuild the country post-genocide. My host when I was Read more…
You’re… welcome?
I’ve been having weird encounters with “Thank you’s” recently. Weird meaning I don’t know how to react and that I feel odd accepting the Thank You. When I went to Read more…
Life’s to do list, cont.
1 – 32 33 – 45 46. Become a good public speaker 47. Be interviewed by a Brit (October 2009) 48. House swap with a Brit 49. Do anything with Read more…