Category: Uganda

31 (My monthly gratitude list)

My monthly gratitude list, should it be of interest. Thirty-one things that make me happy: Hearing, “Hello, Daddy.” That going for a walk in my neighborhood means experiencing the vastness of Lake Victoria, and the calls of countless birds. Playing…

Be Patient with Your Life

It’s all a bit overwhelming, I would think. I pick Dorah up at her dorm at the University of San Diego, a place she has called “home” for only three weeks.  (She’s here as a Hansen Fellow for a Leadership…

Springing Forward

It’s one of my favorite times of the day.  It’s nearly 2am.  The streets and surroundings are still.  Lights twinkle from the neighboring buildings.  There’s a slight chill in the air. And there is silence. So much hype surrounds me…

It hasn’t been done before. (Really?)

There seems to be something inherent to humanity—at least to current humans—that makes us want to believe that our efforts are unique, unequaled, and unmatched. Several years ago, I was contacted by a British group that wanted to help children…