Book Review
I had three different people recommend the book, The Confession of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins.  It was incredibly well written and a compelling read. The book highlighted the work that Mr. Perkins did in the 70’s and 80’s in the field of international aid and development. 
He outlined the formula [...]

I have received a number of e-mails asking me if the ½ marathon was the highlight of the trip or at least of my Antarctica experience.  Though it was the reason for us coming to this part of the world, I can safely say that it will be a great story but does not [...]

I have had a few of what I call small world experiences while on my journey over the past two months.  I mentioned in previous blogs how I bumped into a friend from the dorms at MSU in Antigua, Guatemala and how I sat next to a couple that I had tailgated with at the [...]

The journey to Abuja, Nigeria was a long one because as you can imagine there are no direct flights from San Jose, Costa Rica.  I flew from San Jose to Miami (five hour layover) Miami to Frankfurt (three hour layover) and Frankfurt to Abuja. During my layover in Miami, I went to a restaurant to [...]

Since the wedding ended so late, we were slow in waking up on Sunday.  We decided that we would make plans for the day over lunch at a restaurant called Mono Loco (Crazy Monkey).  Mono Loco showed American Football and had an Internet café.  After I ate, I let Otto and Patrick watch football while [...]