5.26.18 NUENHEERSE, GERMANY — Today I went to the small town of Neuenheerse to meet my host mother, Doris Dressel, and two sisters, Melanie and Tamara. 30 years ago, sometime in August, I packed a year's worth of clothes in 2 bags and said farew…
Electric has been out all day in El Sauce. Dinner by candlelight.…
Coconut bread. You must eat it. I walked toward the barrio and made a left in it, but saw nothing. Asked some kids. It's right there, they said. I saw nothing. Just dark, a closed reggae bar and a teen girl making out with a teen guy in a rocker.…
On April 20, in honor of Earth Week Activism Day, I will be speaking about the school we built my Friends Project grassroots effort and the ability we all have to make an impact. Join us at the State University of New York [https://www.google.com/…
I'm honored to give a TedX talk Wednesday, April 13, at SUNY Geneseo campus on: "Living Fearlessly and the Power to Make a Difference: One person can change everything. Being scared means you're doing it right." I'm up all nig…
Field reports from Biloxi, Miss.* It’s 9 a.m. and the steps to The Micah Center are full of people, waiting. It’s been unusually cold here for January, and a day since anyone could get a shower. Here, the homeless of Biloxi can get a shower, pick…
It's actually 33 here in Biloxi. It's the same temperature as my hometown, Rochester, in New York. Hey south, you are a weather trickster!…
I'm submitting an application to do a local college TEDx talk about the theme, "from here on out," that reflects on the past, assesses the present, and looks to the future. I want to talk about living fearlessly — which is to say, havi…
I like surprises, especially when it's in the inside of a person, and not knowing what the hell is going to happen. I had no clue i would end up in Lithuania, Senegal or Zambia or that I would only be beginning to touch the surface of how the ex…
