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This incredibly humbling and inspiring. This one tugs at the heart strings…

Pictures from Mui Ne, Vietnam in February 2008. Click here to view the entire Flickr album.

The first of many photos from my moto-trip through the mountainous highlands of Vietnam. Click here to view the entire Flickr album.

Pics from Cambodia December 2007 and January 2008. Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Kampot and Kep. Click here to view the entire flickr album.

My friend Stephen finally started his own blog: Question Every Precept. His eloquence in professing the realities of “the system” that I myself get hung up on so often is impressive. The difference between he and I is I tend to possess a much more rose-colored-glasses optimism about it all… about changing it all. Here’s [...]

A video from Alexandra Cousteau’s Blue Legacy project – a project that’s meant to raise awareness about the global state of water. A few interesting points her work highlights: * Ninety-seven percent of our world is made up of water, but only one percent is suitable for humans to drink. * In just a few [...]

How is this still occurring throughout the world without so much as a nod from countries who could do something about it? Visit the Global Voices Online article about it by clicking here. Darfur Destroyed: Sudan’s perpetrators break silence from Aegis Trust on Vimeo.

Yael Naim’s New Soul also largely resonates with me today… I feel like the what the words express in this song quite often. Except the lines about mistake(s). I don’t believe in mistakes… I’m a new soul I came to this strange world Hoping I could learn a bit ’bout how to give and take [...]

Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours hits home today too: Well you done done me and you bet I felt it I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted I fell right through the cracks and now I’m trying to get back Before the cool done run out I’ll be giving it my [...]

Morcheeba’s Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day resonates with me today… You and me we’re meant to be Walking free in harmony One fine day we’ ll fly away Don’ t you know that Rome wasn’ t built in a day