Advice needed – charitable giving on TB
Last year, my husband and I decided to organize our charitable giving. Instead of making haphazard choices all along, we now give a set percentage of our income at the end of every year. Any smaller donations through the year don’t count toward that amount. That means that I can give to my friends’ pet… Read More »
Happy new year!
It’s a little early to say happy new year, but this week is full of family time and I’m not sure I’ll be able to blog again before 2013. 2012 was a rough year for me. I lost my dad this August, and we had a terrible health scare in February. Those traumas, though, also… Read More »
Thanksgiving 2012
My family’s full of turkey and the kids are tucked into bed. This was my first Thanksgiving without my father, and I miss him terribly. I have a lot to be grateful for, but I’m not quite ready to write about it. In memory of my dad, here is my blog post from Thanksgiving 2008.… Read More »
Frequently Asked Questions, Part Two
FAQ #5: Why do you call yourself an aid worker? I wrote about that here: http://bloodandmilk.org/2010/12/30/so-im-an-aid-worker/. FAQ #6: Can I reprint your blog post / link to your blog / cite you in my paper? Yes, absolutely. This blog is open license. Feel free to reprint entire blog posts anywhere you like. Just please provide… Read More »
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ #1: Will you blog about/fundraise for my project/NGO/social enterprise? Almost definitely not. I don’t feel comfortable writing about any project I haven’t studied in depth, and I just don’t have time to research everything I get email about. I might tweet a link and let my twitter followers decide for themselves, but that’s really… Read More »
Things I’ve learned from my colleagues: cross cultural competencies
I learned most of what I know about interacting across language and culture from the incredibly kind and thoughtful way my host country colleagues have dealt with me. With the exception of the occasional angry or inexperienced person, I’ve been gently managed by people all over the… Read More »
Me, in other places
In case you’re all suppressing some long-held desire to hear my voice, I can be found in two new places: I spoke to Jaclyn Schiff, for her Pangea program. We talked about jobs, global health, and why I don’t see myself as a journalist. I also did an interview with BYU morning radio, on preparing for… Read More »