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Viet Fellows 2011 is Here
The heat. It’s one ever-enduring fact of Viet Nam. You’ll just have to deal with it. The stifling heat will jar you into another reality. That’s how I feel every time I land here and walk from the climate-controlled airplane cabin to the murky humidity that is life in Viet Nam. It’s almost as if […]
From Scraps to Scale: A Week of Service at the East Meets West Foundation
In my last post, I talked about the efforts of one individual whose dedication to helping people with disabilities provided for those with the least in society. However meaningful and impactful his work might have been, it certainly has yet to lead to the kind of game-changing outcomes that higher-capacity organizations can achieve. In this […]
A Little Good Goes a Long Way
Eliminating poverty. Eradicating preventable disease. Empowering the poor and sick to live dignified and fulfilling lives. These are the kinds of noble goals that people who work in nonprofits believe in and work toward achieving. They do so, not out of a naïve sense of idealism or utter disinterest in today’s reality, but because of […]
The First Day
This is a very difficult exercise. I want to talk about something I felt and what I saw, but it means that I have to live through it all over again. But these children I am going to talk about have to live through it every day. It was the first week, the first day, […]
An Opportunity to Learn, Grow, and Make an Impact
There are a special few moments in our lives that we seemingly spend our whole lives preparing for and anticipating. For many, this includes first dates, weddings, college and standardized exams, the birth of a child, among others. Over the last 27 years, I have been preparing myself for the moment where I visit, for […]
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