Before I left to come to Tacloban, I did a crowd sourcing fundraiser due to the urging from a couple of friends. I’m terrible at asking for help, favors, etc. so fundraising is not in my blood at all. This is counter to my belief and understanding that the more people you have on board, […]
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…And Back Again
Being back in Tacloban is an experience. Coming here I didn’t know if I would have culture shock this trip around. I certainly didn’t the first time I arrived last November after SuperTyphoon Haiyan ravaged the country. Yet as with the first, the same holds true with the second. I actually felt more out of […]
A Walk Through Remembrance
As I walk the halls of Yad VaShem Memorial and Holocaust Museum, it is not unlike the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. There are pictures accompanied by written words, places to sit while watching documentaries, and remnant artifacts from the time of the events. It is no different, yet it is. Yad […]
About Walking Into the Light
Walking Into the Light originally started out as a “home” for the various writings, projects and programs that I had created. It was a way to organize this part of my life into a workable framework. It has thus grown into the foundation for a 501c3 nonprofit, which is currently pending approval with the United […]
Home Sweet Home
Would you find it strange if I told you as I fly back to the states that I feel like I’m leaving home and now heading to a foreign country? Because I think I would if roles were reversed. How could I not find it odd? The thing is I’ve had the same feeling that […]
The One We Call Casanova
(This one’s for you, pal.) For those who don’t know (Casanova) Ron, here’s a little about him. He and I were paired together for our UNFPA work. Actually I kind of asked for him since we had met by chance the day before. Ron’s a good kid. He’s smart, savvy, analytical, extremely respectful (which to […]
Gabriel the Swift-footed
So Monday I asked for the day “off.” My personal mission has superceded the task I have been given when first I arrived. I said on Monday: it’s time for good things to happen and today is the day. If all goes according to plan, this for me will be a day of great deeds, […]
Of Sacks And Men
“Rest,” says one of the ladies in the storage warehouse. I look around. I don’t see anyone else taking a breather. “I can rest when I get home,” I respond. Back to get another sack. You can’t come here, or anywhere for that matter, expecting to save someone. Try to save one and you’ll think […]
Let’s Have a Good, Good Time
(Originally to be posted last night but I crashed instead) Not all of life has to be heavy, not even in the wake of complete and total destruction. It can’t always be serious. We wouldn’t survive it. And although I tend to gravitate towards the heavy parts, even I know you have to appreciate the […]
Amongst the Unseen Ruin
I search for it among the shattered glass and broken foundations of countless lives. It is here. I can feel it, can almost see it, as fleeting as it is. There! Then in a wisp it is gone. I know it for what it is. Live long enough without it and you come to recognize […]