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Posts from the USA

August 12, 2020: Enjoy Poetry Written by Thich Nhat Hanh's Students

August 12, 2020: Watch Geshe Dorji Damdul and Richard Davidson Discuss Well-Being of Youth in the Time of Pandemic

August 11, 2020: Watch Geshe Dorji Damdul and Richard Davidson Discuss Well-Being of Youth in the Time of Pandemic

August 10, 2020: Watch 2009 EMMY Award-Winning Film A Quiet Revolution for Free Online

August 9, 2020: Watch the 2017 Documentary Film The Buxa Lama on YouTube About the Early Days in Exile in India

August 8, 2020: Study His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa's Text In Praise of Dependent Origination

August 7, 2020: Read His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 6, 2020: Join an Online Medicine Buddha Puja to Receive Healing and Prayers for Yourself and Loved Ones

August 5, 2020: Watch Tai Situpa Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche Teach Online Organized by Palpung Ireland

August 4, 2020: Pick from Twelve Upcoming Online Programs Offered by Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamsala

August 3, 2020: Join a One-Week Online Vajrasattva Retreat with Yangsi Rinpoche and Geshe Tenzin Loden


August 1, 2020: Request Prayers for Living and Deceased Loved Ones in an Upcoming Jangwa Puja

July 31, 2020: Remembering the Elephant Gajraj and Honoring His Friend Prahlad

July 30, 2020: Join the Online Course Exploring Monastic Life Offered by Sravasti Abbey

July 29, 2020: Study Renunciation With Geshe Pema Dorjee and Dharma Friends of Israel

July 28, 2020: Join Venerable Matthieu Ricard for a Talk on Altruism as the Key for Happiness

July 27, 2020: His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa's Greetings to His Holiness the Dalai Lama

July 26, 2020: This Is, Actually, Your Moment - a Beautiful Dharma Talk By Sister Boi Nghiem

July 25, 2020: Study Anger, Anxiety, Patience, and Gratitude on Sundays with Venerable Tenzin Legtsok

July 24, 2020: Celebrate Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo's 200th Birthday Online With Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

July 23, 2020: Create Merit While Celebrating Choekhor Duchen

July 22, 2020: Make Offerings to Tibetan Buddhist Nuns on Chokhor Duchen

July 21, 2020: Help Supply Volunteers with Dog Food for Street Dogs in Nepal on Chokhor Duchen

July 20, 2020: Help Pay Dharamsala Animal Rescue Staff Salaries on Chokhor Duchen

July 19, 2020: Enjoy Maithreem Bhajatha Performed by 47 South Indian Classical Music Vocalists

July 18, 2020: Watch the 2011 Film White Wash Narrated by Ben Harper on Facebook for Free

July 17 2020: Why You Worry? Everything is not locked down.

July 16, 2020: Latest News on His Holiness the Dalai Lama's July 17-19, 2020 Livestream Event

July 15, 2020: Watch Wisdom Publications' Conversation With Garchen Rinpoche Student and The Sopranos Actor Michael Imperioli

July 14, 2020: Enjoy the Indica Yoga Global Festival of Yoga: Celebrating Wellness, a Free Online Event

July 13, 2020: Watch His Holiness the Dalai Lama Teach on Livestream in July 2020 and in Recent News Interviews

July 12, 2020: Watch the 2019 Film The Dalai Lama -- Scientist on Vimeo for Free Until July 14, 2020

July 10, 2020: Learn from Geshe Lhakdor on How to Obtain Long-Lasting Happiness in an Impermanent, Changing World

July 9, 2020: Watch New Short Film Ani Wa Sa (We Are One) Set in Garamba National Park on Vimeo

July 8, 2020: Love in Action: Learning from Sister Peace, a Buddhist Nun in the Plum Village Tradition

July 7, 2020: A New Paradigm For Racial Justice and the Global Pandemic - Contemplations on the Five Mindfulness Trainings

July 6, 2020: Celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 85th Birthday

July 5, 2020: More Online Events to Join to Help Celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 85th Birthday

July 4, 2020: Celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Birthday Online on July 5 and 6, 2020

July 3, 2020: Refugee Artists in Kenya Release Track Calling for Hope & Unity in the Fight against COVID-19

July 2, 2020: Watch Dharma Teachings for Students and Young Adults on YouTube

July 1, 2020: Teachings on Great Compassion from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Khadro-la, and Geshe Dorji Damdul

June 30, 2020: Celebrating Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo's 77th Birthday

June 29, 2020: Enjoy the Three Minute Video Sick Shelter Pit Bull Captures 2-Year-Old Girl's Heart

June 28, 2020: Enjoy Watching the 1966 Films The Message of the Tibetans on YouTube

June 27, 2020: Learn How to Be Resilient in Times of Crisis

June 26, 2020: Celebrating His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa's 35th Birthday

June 25, 2020: Watch Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi and Dr. Larry Brilliant Discuss Ethics, Science, and Spirituality on YouTube Live

June 24, 2020: Encourage Americans to Register to Vote in US Elections

June 23, 2020: Watch 2019 Film The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in His Own Words

June 22, 2020: Watch Monks Create an Amitabha Buddha Sand Mandala and Join Amitabha Buddha Puja

June 21, 2020: Recommendation, a Poem by Thich Nhat Hanh Written During the Vietnam War

June 20, 2020: Join a Group Practice on YouTube Live During the Solar Eclipse

June 19, 2020: Looking Back at One Week of Teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama

June 18, 2020: Join Geshe Dorji Damdul's Short Live Online Courses

June 17, 2020: Interview with an arya bodhisattva on a distant planet in 150 years' time from now

June 16, 2020: Watch the Heart Sutra Obstacle-Clearing Grand Puja from Gaden Shartse Monastery on Facebook Live

June 15, 2020: Learn about Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying from Venerable Sangye Khadro

June 14, 2020: Join a Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue Workshop Organized by Parliament of the World's Religions and Catholic Theological Union

June 13, 2020: Study the Art of Translating Tibetan Online with Geshe Thupten Jinpa

June 11, 2020: Advice From His Eminence Kyabje Ling Rinpoche On How to Manage During Covid-19

June 10, 2020: Watch Dr. Larry Ward Speak On "The Fires of Grief Are Burning"

June 9, 2020: His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Advice for Graduates

June 8, 2020: Watch AWAKENED ACTION: Women Leaders Speak to the Climate Catastrophe and Pandemic


May 29, 2020: Rejoice in Large Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre's Grassroots Relief Efforts


May 27, 2020: Watch the Short Film 108 Yaks: A Journey of Love and Freedom on YouTube

May 26, 2020: Advice for Celebrating Saka Dawa from Khen Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden Rinpoche, Geshe Dorji Damdul, and Yangten Rinpoche

May 25, 2020: Watch His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa Talk about Care for Wildlife and the Natural Environment

May 24, 2020: Watch His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Livestream

May 23, 2020: Learn How to Do the Avalokiteshvara Guru Yoga Practice Composed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Advised by Khadro-la to Stop Covid-19

May 22, 2020: Study A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life with Geshe Phuntsok Tsultrim

May 21, 2020: Highlights from the International Buddhist Confederation's "World Prayer Meet" YouTube Livestream

May 20, 2020: Learn From Geshe Thupten Jinpa on Facebook Live

May 19, 2020: Listen to the Ushnishavijaya Dharani Recorded by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and AZukx

May 18, 2020: Hear From Chelsea Clinton and Kennedy Odede on COVID-19 in Kenya's urban slums

May 17, 2020: Recap of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's May 16 and 17 Livestreamed Teachings

May 16, 2020: Study Mind Training with Geshe Tenzin Zopa on YouTube Livestream

May 15, 2020: Join a Two-Week Live Course Taught by Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche

May 14, 2020: Study The Precious Garland with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Livestream

May 13, 2020: Request Prayers for Deceased Loved Ones in an Upcoming Jangwa Puja

May 12, 2020: Mingyur Rinpoche and the Tergar Meditation Community on How to Make Friends With Fear and Depression

May 11, 2020: Join Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul and Tibet House New Delhi for Global Prayer Week During Covid-19

May 10, 2020: An Effort to be Helpful During Covid-19

May 9, 2020: Highlights from Vesak 2020 Celebration Watching During Covid-19

May 8, 2020: Watch New Film Pema's Balloons On YouTube During Covid-19

May 7, 2020: Become Inspired by Jacqueline Novogratz to "Just Start" During Covid-19

May 6, 2020: Celebrate Buddha Purnima (Vesak) With Tibet House Delhi During Covid-19

May 5, 2020: Help Dharamsala's Street Dogs on #GivingTuesdayNow During Covid-19

May 4, 2020: Help Feed Many Animals in Bangalore on #GivingTuesdayNow During Covid-19

May 3, 2020: Listen to Venerable Khenpo David Karma Choephel Teach During Covid-19

May 2, 2020: Thrangu Rinpoche Gives Advice on How to Be of Benefit During Covid-19

May 1, 2020: Join a Puja and a One-Day Retreat Livestreaming From Maratika, Nepal During Covid-19

April 30, 2020: Recite The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness with monastics at His Holiness the Karmapa's North American Monastic Seat During Covid-19

April 29, 2020: Join Geshe Tenley to Do Prayers Recommended by His Holiness the Dalai Lama During Covid-19

April 28, 2020: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Advises on How to Meditate With Mantras During Covid-19

April 27, 2020: Join a Live Online Course "The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind" During Covid-19

April 26, 2020: Enjoy Watching the 12th Festival of Tibet During Covid-19

April 25, 2020: Study With Geshe Kelsang Wangmo During Covid-19

April 24, 2020: Listen to Sharon Salzberg and Tara Brach Lead Guided Meditations During Covid-19

April 23, 2020: Celebrate Earth Day All Week During Covid-19

April 22, 2020: Tune Into Facebook Live to See Monks Create a Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala During Covid-19

April 21, 2020: Study Atisha's Root Verses on Training the Mind With Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo During Covid-19

April 20, 2020: Receive Guidance from Venerable Amy Miller During Covid-19

April 19, 2020: His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje Responding to Covid-19

April 18, 2020: Join His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje for Prayer Sessions to Stop Covid-19

April 16, 2020: Parnashavari, the Leaf-Clad Goddess Protects Against Covid-19

April 15, 2020: Never Give Up Bodhichitta Including During Covid-19

April 14, 2020: Learn Meditation From Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche During Covid-19

April 13, 2020: Practice Avalokiteshvara Guru Yoga to Help Overcome Covid-19

April 12, 2020: Join Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village Community Online During Covid-19

April 11, 2020: Three Mantras and Prayers to Stop the Spread of Covid-19

April 10, 2020: Study With Geshe Lhakdor During Covid-19

April 9, 2020: Join a Free Compassion Institute Practice Session During Covid-19

April 8, 2020: Three Mantras to Recite During Covid-19

April 7, 2020: Do a Short Meditation on Green Tara with Venerable Robina Courtin to Overcome Covid-19

April 5, 2020: Watch TV series Buddha - The King of Kings on Netflix During Covid-19

April 4, 2020: Daily Support from Sravasti Abbey During Covid-19

April 3, 2020: Join Vajrasattva and Medicine Buddha Practices During Covid-19

April 1, 2020: The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness: A Prayer for Pacifying the Fear of Disease

March 31, 2020: Will Kabat-Zinn's Offerings During Covid-19

March 30, 2020: Two Mantras to Help Stop the Spread of Covid-19

March 28, 2020: Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering on Covid-19

February 13, 2018: New offering: One Year Diploma Course in Nalanda Buddhist Philosophy

Posts from India
February 5, 2017: India Adventure III: Retreat with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and then farewell, India.

February 5, 2017: India Adventure III: Farewell, McLeod Ganj ... at least for 2016.

February 2, 2017: India Adventure III: Weekend in Delhi - teachings from Geshe Dorji Damdul, visit to the National Museum of India

January 31, 2017: India Adventure III: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and His Holiness the 17th Karmapa in one week ... did this really happen?

January 31, 2017: India Adventure III: Teachings from Gen Gyatso and Geshe Lhakdor

January 27, 2017 India Adventure III: More teachings from Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and Geshe Dorji Damdul

January 23, 2017 India Adventure III: Bodhicitta Retreat and Bir monasteries with new friends

January 21, 2017 India Adventure III: 28 Days in Bodhgaya with His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

December 22, 2016 India Adventure III: Two months in India with my mom

Posts from the USA
October 17, 2016 Election Day ... counting down

September 21, 2016 The Root Institute in Bodhgaya now offering the FPMT Basic Program

September 16, 2016 Tibet House Delhi launches Masters Program

August 23, 2016 US Passport holders overseas, please vote. Here's how.

July 27, 2016 Remembering Venerable Thubten Kunsang

July 27, 2016 In memoriam: Tsering Chungtak

July 26, 2016 So, does His Holiness the Dalai Lama use WhatsApp?

June 15, 2016 India Adventure III: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's Lamrim Teachings at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

Posts from India
May 16, 2016 India Adventure III: It's time to go ...

April 1, 2016 India Adventure III: How to get a PAP for Bir Tibetan Refugee Settlement

March 6, 2015 India Adventure III: Jain Pilgrimage to the city of Shravanabelagola

Dec 12, 2015 India Adventure III: Intensive Study retreat on Acharya Dharmakirti's Skt. Pramāṇavārttika; (Chapter 2) led by Geshe Dorji Damdul at Deer Park Institute

Posts from the USA
Nov 19, 2015 En route to India

Nov 4, 2015 How I made my Nepal videos

Oct 15, 2015 Retracing my journey: Kopan Monastery November Course

Sept 21, 2015 India Adventure II in Photos

Sept 11, 2015 In memory of 9/11: Prayer to Prevent War

Aug 31, 2015 My friend in Nepal needs our help to keep his school open.

Aug 6, 2015 Nepal Adventure in Photos

July 23, 2015 Unforgettable.

July 17, 2015 Highlights from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's Birthday Celebration at UC Irvine's Honda Center

July 12, 2015 Happy 18th Birthday, Malala Yousafzai

July 6, 2015 Happy 80th Birthday to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Posts from India
June 20, 2015 India Adventure II: Farewell, India

June 10, 2015 India Adventure II: Three Months of Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy and Language Study

April 29, 2015 India Adventure II: Nepal Earthquake

April 25, 2015 India Adventure II: 40 Days in Bodhgaya with Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Feb 13, 2015 India Adventure II: Mumbai (Bombay)

Feb 9, 2015 India Adventure II: Bangalore

Jan 26, 2015 India Adventure II: San Francisco restaurant The Little Chihuahua's Fried Plantain & Black Bean Burrito - made vegan with locally available ingredients in Bangalore

Jan 16, 2015 India Adventure II: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's Jangchup Lamrim teachings in Mundgod, south India

Posts from Nepal

Oct 29, 2014 Nepal Adventure: Intentions

Oct 4, 2014 Women in Tibetan Buddhism

Posts from ThailandMay 28, 2014 Thailand Adventure: Ko Samet and Bangkok

May 25, 2014 Thailand Adventure: Mahabodhidham Monastery

May 18, 2014 Thailand Adventure: Bangkok and Ko Si Chang

Posts from India
April 26, 2014 India Adventure: Farewell, India and Hello, Thailand

April 16, 2014 India Adventure: Mcleod Ganj (again)

April 3, 2014 India Adventure: Deer Park Institute - Tibetan Bir Colony

March 20, 2014 India Adventure: Experience Buddhism at the Root Institute with Venerable Sarah Thresher

March 4, 2014 India Adventure: Introduction to Buddhism with Venerable Tenzin Legtsok

Feb 26, 2014 India Adventure: Thosamling Institute for International Buddhist Women

Feb 16, 2014 India Adventure: Delhi

Feb 15, 2014 India Adventure: Jodhpur

Feb 12, 2014 India Adventure: Jaipur

Feb 9, 2014 India Adventure: Agra

Feb 8, 2014 India Adventure: Varanasi

Feb 7, 2014 India Adventure: Seven Points of Mind Training

Jan 22, 2014 India Adventure: Bodhgaya

Jan 22, 2014 India Adventure: Shantiniketan

Jan 22, 2014 India Adventure: Calcutta

Jan 15, 2014 India Adventure: “Protector of the Land of Snows,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Jan 15, 2014 India Adventures: Mysore

Dec 19, 2013 India Adventure: tiruvannamalai

Dec 17, 2013 define and befriend your demons.

Dec 17, 2013 Lessons in Indian Cooking: baingan bharta

Dec 17, 2013 India Adventure: initial impressions

Posts from the USA
Dec 16, 2013 Expat in Nairobi

Nov 30, 2013 #WornWear

Nov 21, 2013 reclamation of identity.

Nov 17, 2013 who you love.

Nov 14, 2013 Appalachian Voices tour: Dear Companion

Posts from Kenya
Aug 1, 2013 worth writing.

June 24, 2013 in a song.

June 24, 2013 my bags were packed from the day I was born.

April 28, 2013 Stevie Wonder and Hunter Hayes.

Posts from the USA
Dec 31, 2012 The willingness to be vulnerable.

Dec 12, 2012 So just forget about the world, we're young tonight.

Dec 9, 2012 Swarthmore College: Fossil Fuel Divestment Dominos

Nov 22, 2012 Thankful on Thanksgiving.

Nov 21, 2012 DJ Focus & Innovate Salone

Nov 15, 2012 Unity College Board of Trustees votes to divest from Fossil Fuels

Nov 15, 2012 Sectors, not just Firms

Nov 7, 2012 Thanks, League of Conservation Voters

Nov 6, 2012 I am an American. Happy Election Day, all.

Nov 1, 2012 Kids Need Camp

Oct 25, 2012 They started out just like you.

Oct 24, 2012 $150 for an acre of Wyoming Range (Don't frack Wyoming)

Oct 24, 2012 Maya Angelou: Not just important - imperative

Oct 24, 2012 Happy Food Day

Oct 23, 2012 Hunter Hayes on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Oct 19, 2012 I am Me

Oct 18, 2012 Jack Johnson on the Waterkeeper Alliance

Oct 16, 2012 my two favorite music videos.

Sept 30, 2012 What are you doing when you feel most beautiful?

Sept 2, 2012 Television premiere: documentary based on book Half the Sky

Aug 26, 2012 The boys of Wrong Direction have a campaign message for Romney.

Aug 26, 2012 Ladies, are you ready for November 6?

Aug 8, 2012 Justin Bieber Believe Tour Dance Contest

Aug 7, 2012 Think you have the right to vote? Not so much.

Aug 4, 2012 So, what are you doing at 7pm on Oct 5?

July 7, 2012 somewhere with you.

June 19, 2012 I don't really think there was a day I woke up and said 'I want do to music.'

May 26, 2012 Grab your music. Leave your worries.

May 26, 2012 Call me maybe.

May 22, 2012 Wow, Justin Bieber choreography.

May 17, 2012 ZUCKERBERG: The Musical!

May 16, 2012 'Cause when you're done with this world you know the next is up to you.

May 11, 2012 Let's send a Kenyan Girl to High School!

May 4, 2012 Born to be somebody.

May 3, 2012 I'll find it in a song.

April 25, 2012 Making the case for Nonprofit Fellowship Alumni Programs

April 13, 2012 Learning as you go.

March 23, 2012 A Trace Of The Sun: Volunteering In Japan

March 5, 2012 Who are you to end a war? I'm here to tell you who are you not to?

March 5, 2012 Just another Friday with Surfrider.

March 4, 2012 420 spaces to prove I'm still breathing.

March 1, 2012 Hard times let me be.

Feb 23, 2012 Happy (belated) Generosity Day!

Feb 23, 2012 Sustainable Surf: sustainability in action

Feb 23, 2012 The Island President

Feb 16, 2012 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

Feb 11, 2012 Well said.

Feb 9, 2012 No contraception in the USA?

Feb 7, 2012 It's clear to me this life is going to be all about the dangling possibilities.

Feb 4, 2012 Some opportunities will only come once. Seize them.

Feb 3, 2012 McDonald's (Restaurant?) offends Pit Bulls

Feb 3, 2012 UndocuHealth: a new Hotline for DREAMers

Feb 1, 2012 Don't be a sucker.

Feb 1, 2012 What chemicals are you wearing today?

Jan 31, 2012 White House Champions of Change: American Diaspora with roots in Horn of Africa

Jan 31, 2012 If you want to see the future don't look down those holes. Look up.

Jan 24, 2012 California State Parks > stop the cuts

Jan 22, 2012 Educate! Preparing Uganda's Next Generation of Leaders

Jan 21, 2012 You're not alone. I'll listen until your tears give out.

Jan 21, 2012 Winner! College Students' Microloans for Abused Women

Jan 18, 2012 My take on the GOP Presidential Candidates: Climate Change & the Youth Vote

Jan 18, 2012 Turning Sh*T Into Gold

Jan 17, 2012 And when I stand on these tables before you, you will know what all this time was for.

Jan 17, 2012 Keep on dreaming even if it breaks your heart.

Jan 16, 2012 I don't want my cell phone to fuel a war.

Jan 14, 2012 Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy graduates its first class!

Jan 10, 2012 Our Plastic Lives. Not Just Ours.

Jan 9, 2012 Summer Jobs+ for Low Income American Youth (ages 16 - 24)

Jan 9, 2012 Ten-year old boy asks: Do you need that straw?

Dec 24, 2011 Unreasonable Institute: Reasons to Dance

Dec 12, 2011 Lend for America: Summer 2012 Microfinance Internship for College Students

Dec 12, 2011 Chad Nelsen: A Socioeconomic & Recreational Profile of Surfers in the US

Dec 7, 2011 Inspiring: Eden Full

Dec 6, 2011 Free And Equal In Dignity And Rights - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Dec 3, 2011 Nicholas Kristof's 6th annual Win-a-Trip Contest

Dec 3, 2011 New: Surfrider San Diego's Personal Ashtrays

Dec 3, 2011 Echoing Green Fellowship: Opportunities and Challenges for African American Social Entrepreneurs

Dec 1, 2011 Echoing Green: Work On Purpose webinar

Nov 25, 2011 We'll Dance Through It

Nov 22, 2011 you CAN do it.

Nov 14, 2011 Help Daraja win! Make $10 donation before 11:59pm EST on Nov 15

Nov 11, 2011 2011 Google Science Fair Results

Nov 11, 2011 In The Morning

Nov 3, 2011 Watch the TechStars TV Series

Nov 2, 2011 Thinking of applying for an Echoing Green Fellowship?

Posts from Kenya
Oct 19, 2011 East Africa: Who What Where Why?

Oct 12, 2011 Here's to ...

Oct 7, 2011 East Africa: What I Wish I'd Known Before I Left the USA for East Africa - Part 1: What To Pack

Oct 7, 2011 East Africa Day 101 (Mon Aug 22): NBO > LHR > EWR

Oct 7, 2011 East Africa Day 100 (Sun Aug 21): This is It

Aug 21, 2011 East Africa Day 99 (Sat Aug 20): Final Doctor’s Visit

Aug 21, 2011 East Africa Day 98 (Fri Aug 19): Diani Beach

Aug 21, 2011 East Africa Day 97 (Thurs Aug 18): All Aboard for the Kenyan Coast!

Aug 21, 2011 East Africa Day 96 (Wed Aug 17): Kenya High School Tour, Last Day at Equity Congress & Health Update

Aug 21, 2011 East Africa Day 95 (Tues Aug 16): KenSAP Meeting & Equity Centres of Excellence

Aug 21, 2011 East Africa Day 94 (Mon Aug 15): Coffee with Edith & Orphan Elephant Tuck In

Aug 21, 2011 East Africa Day 93 (Sun Aug 14): Coffee with Nila

Aug 20, 2011 East Africa Day 92 (Sat Aug 13): TEDxKibera – Empowerment Through Art

Aug 15, 2011 East Africa Day 91 (Fri Aug 12): Coffee with John, East Africa Acumen Fellow & Precious Blood Secondary School Visit

Aug 15, 2011 East Africa Day 90 (Thurs Aug 11): Shining Hope for Communities

Aug 15, 2011 East Africa Day 89 (Wed Aug 10): Centres of Academic Excellence

Aug 15, 2011 East Africa Day 88 (Tues Aug 9): SAT Exam ... I don't miss this!

Aug 14, 2011 East Africa Day 87 (Mon Aug 8): Equity Bank Conference Day 1

Aug 14, 2011 East Africa Day 86 (Sun Aug 7): Yearning to Fly

Aug 14, 2011 East Africa Day 85 (Sat Aug 6): Daraja

Aug 14, 2011 East Africa Day 84 (Fri Aug 5): Departure for Daraja Campus

Aug 14, 2011 East Africa Day 83 (Thurs Aug 4): Lehigh in Nairobi Happy Hour

Aug 14, 2011 East Africa Day 82 (Wed Aug 3): The Centre for Tropical & Travel Medicine

Aug 9, 2011 East Africa Day 81 (Tues Aug 2): Equity Group Foundation

Aug 9, 2011 East Africa Day 80 (Mon Aug 1): Sick Continued

Aug 8, 2011 East Africa Day 79 (Sun July 31): S-I-C-K sick.

Aug 7, 2011 East Africa Day 78 (Sat July 30): Art Club

Aug 7, 2011 East Africa Day 77 (Fri July 29): Nairobi National Park

Aug 7, 2011 East Africa Day 76 (Thurs July 28): Acumen Fund Nairobi Event!

Aug 7, 2011 East Africa Day 75 (July 27): Maasai Mara Day 3

Aug 7, 2011 East Africa Day 74 (Tues July 26): Maasai Mara Day 2

Aug 7, 2011 East Africa Day 73 (Mon July 25): Maasi Mara Day 1

July 24, 2011 East Africa Day 72 (Sun July 24): David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

July 23, 2011 East Africa Day 71 (Sat July 23): Art Class in Kawangware Slum with Angela

July 23, 2011 East Africa Day 70 (Fri July 22): Friends of Friends

July 21, 2011 East Africa Day 69 (Thurs July 21): Lehigh in Nairobi

July 20, 2011 East Africa Day 68 (Wed July 19): US Embassy helping Kenyans access US University

July 19, 2011 East Africa Day 67 (Tues July 19): Back on Track

July 19, 2011 White Water Rafting on the Nile

July 18, 2011 East Africa Day 66 (Mon July 18): If it was going to be easy, then someone else would've already done it.

July 17, 2011 East Africa Day 65 (Sun July 17): Breakfast with Karen & a Human Rights Film Festival

July 16, 2011 East Africa Day 64 (Sat July 16): Exploring Westlands

July 15, 2011 East Africa Day 63 (Fri July 15): Mapping Out the Next 37 Days

July 15, 2011 East Africa Day 62 (Thurs July 14): Garang & New Scholars

July 15, 2011 East Africa Day 61 (Wed July 13): Moving into my first Nairobi Apartment!

July 15, 2011 East Africa Day 60 (Tues July 12): First Full Day in Nairobi

Posts from Uganda
July 15, 2011 East Africa Day 59 (Mon July 11): Leaving Uganda

July 10, 2011 East Africa Day 58 (Sun July 10): Rafting on the Nile on my Last Day in Uganda

July 10, 2011 East Africa Day 57 (Sat July 9): Tour of Kampala Houses of Worship Part 2 & AFRIpads

July 10, 2011 East Africa Day 56 (Fri July 8): US Embassy & Dinner with Kiva Fellow Michele

July 10, 2011 East Africa Day 55 (Thurs July 7): Tour of Kampala Houses of Worship Part 1

July 10, 2011 East Africa Day 54 (Wed July 6): Back To Kampala

July 9, 2011 East Africa Day 53 (Tues July 5): MEND Tour & Krochet Kids

July 7, 2011 East Africa Day 52 (Mon July 4): Invisible Children Office Tour & Gulu, Uganda 4th of July Party!

July 3, 2011 East Africa Day 51 (Sun July 3): Intro to the Gulu, Uganda Nonprofit World

July 3, 2011 East Africa Day 50 (Sat July 2): On the Road to the Uganda Invisible Children Office!

July 3, 2011 East Africa Day 49 (Fri July 1): Uganda National Museum & Uganda’s only Movie Theater

July 3, 2011 East Africa Day 48 (Thurs June 30): The Environmentalist is given a reason to Swear Off her Water Purification System

July 3, 2011 East Africa Day 47 (Wed June 29): Chimp Tracking

July 3, 2011 East Africa Day 46 (Tues June 28): Adventures on Uganda Transportation

June 27, 2011 East Africa Day 45 (Mon June 27): Adventure Planning

June 27, 2011 East Africa Day 44 (Sun June 26): Catching Up

June 27, 2011 East Africa Day 43 (Sat June 25): Kampala, the Capital of Uganda

June 27, 2011 East Africa Day 42 (Fri June 24): Sipi Falls

June 27, 2011 East Africa Day 41 (Thurs June 23): The Post Bus & other Transportation Adventures

June 27, 2011 East Africa Day 40 (Wed June 22): Acumen Fund Blog Post

June 21, 2011 East Africa Day 39 (Tues June 21, 2011): In the Beginning it will be Hard

June 21, 2011 East Africa Day 38 (Mon June 20): White Water Rafting on the Nile

June 19, 2011 East Africa Day 37 (Sun June 19): Bujagali Falls

June 18, 2011 East Africa Day 36 (Sat June 16): Jinja Market & Invisible Children t-shirt spotting

June 17, 2011 East Africa Day 35 (Fri June 17): Solar Cookers

June 16, 2011 East Africa Day 34 (Thurs June 16): Uganda!

Posts from Kenya
June 16, 2011 East Africa Day 33 (Wed June 15): On to Nairobi

June 16, 2011 East Africa Day 32 (Tues June 14): Last Full Day at Daraja

June 16, 2011 East Africa Day 31 (Mon June 13): Parting Words

June 16, 2011 East Africa Day 30 (Sun June 12): Daraja Blue Sweater Book Club!

June 16, 2011 East Africa Day 29 (Sat June 11): Happy Birthday, Andy!

June 16, 2011 East Africa Day 28 (Fri June 10): Awesome Interviews – My Lucky Day.

June 14, 2011 East Africa Day 27 (Thurs June 9): Game Drive & Jason comes home.

June 13, 2011 East Africa Day 26 (Wed June 8): The Nanyuki Markets

June 8, 2011 East Africa Day 25 (Tues June 7): Introducing the Daraja Academy of Kenya Blue Sweater Book Club!

June 7, 2011 East Africa Day 24 (Mon June 6): Progress

June 6, 2011 East Africa Day 23 (Sun June 5): Catch Up Sunday

June 5, 2011 East Africa Day 22 (Sat June 4): Nanyuki Music Festival – End Results

June 5, 2011 East Africa Day 21 (Fri June 3): Public Speaking Competition Day

June 5, 2011 East Africa Day 20 (Thurs June 2): Adventures in Town & Public Speaking Competition Final Prep

June 5, 2011 East Africa Day 19 (Wed June 1): Happy Independence Day!

June 5, 2011 East Africa Day 18 (Tues May 31): And the Research continues.

June 5, 2011 East Africa Day 17 (Mon May 30): Sudan, all of the time.

May 30, 2011 East Africa Day 16 (Sun May 29): God is never late. He is always on time.

May 30, 2011 East Africa Day 15 (Sat May 28): Public Speaking Class

May 30, 2011 East Africa Day 14 (Fri May 27): My First Ventures into Nanyuki’s Government Compound

May 30, 2011 East Africa Day 13 (Thurs May 26): All is Well

May 30, 2011 East Africa Day 12 (Wed May 25): Intro to My Daraja Project!!

May 30, 2011 East Africa Day 11 (Tues May 24): Intro to Computer Repair in Nanyuki

May 28, 2011 East Africa Day 10: In search of an Internet Modem

May 23, 2011 East Africa Day 9: A Quiet Sunday

May 23, 2011 East Africa Day 8: The Garden!

May 23, 2011 East Africa Day 7: Volleyball

May 23, 2011 East Africa Daya 6: Microscopes!

May 23, 2011 East Africa Day 5: Behind the Scenes at Daraja

May 23, 2011 East Africa Day 4: Shadowing a Student

May 23, 2011 East Africa Day 3: First Venture into Town

May 16, 2011 East Africa Day 2: Bay to Breakers

May 15, 2011 East Africa Day 1: Here We Go!

Posts from the USA
April 21, 2011 Kate Walsh on Offshore Oil Drilling

April 5, 2011 Global Social Venture Competition Finals :: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley - April 7 & 8

March 31, 2011 IDEO.org & its Fellowship Program :: Apps due April 18

March 25, 2011 Real Food Challenge Grassroots Leaders Program :: Apps due April 15

March 24, 2011 Assist in Japan Animal Disaster Relief Efforts

March 24, 2011 Say, Dinner Party anyone?

March 24, 2011 April 25: The Night of your Life

March 24, 2011 Advancing the New Machine - Human Rights & Tech :: April 26 - 27, Berkeley, CA

March 22, 2011 Afghan Women in Government Webcast :: March 29

March 18, 2011 Honoring the sanctity of each grain of sand.

March 16, 2011 Udemy's Raising Capital for Startups series

March 16, 2011 New Google Offerings for Nonprofits

March 11, 2011 Empowering Change.

March 11, 2011 Be the Change: Save a Life :: Entries due April 17

March 9, 2011 White House announces: 100 Roundtables with Young Americans

March 9, 2011 Community-powered Electric Vehicle charging network

March 3, 2011 The Great Animal Rescue Chase

March 3, 2011 2011 Human Rights Film Festival opening night: Youth Producing Change :: San Francisco, March 10

March 1, 2011 United We Dream National Congress 2011

March 1, 2011 Obama Administration support for US Entrepreneurs

February 28, 2011 Starting Up in America : International Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs & US Immigration

February 27, 2011 Earth Amplified : green Hip Hop album

February 26, 2011 No car? No problem.

February 26, 2011 Because I knew exactly what I wanted to be.

February 24, 2011 Togetherness Supreme : University of San Francisco, March 8

February 22, 2011 Kick-off Mixer for BASES Sparks :: Stanford, March 1

February 19, 2011 J.P. Morgan's International Impact Investing Challenge

February 19, 2011 Unite For Site's 8th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference : Yale, April 16 - 17

February 19, 2011 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference :: DC, Sept 7 - 9

February 18, 2011 I stand with Planned Parenthood.

February 17, 2011 Reuniting Refugee Families with SMS Technology

February 17, 2011 < $10 microscopes for cell phones

February 14, 2011 Happy Generosity Day!

February 11, 2011 Bypassing the University - directly connecting professors & students

February 11, 2011 Educating & Mentoring Kenyan Girls : Akili Dada

February 10, 2011 Break Out.

February 9, 2011 Free The Children's new secondary school for Girls in Kenya

February 9, 2011 A Small Act

February 9, 2011 New Opportunity Fund Loans: GreenforGreen

February 8, 2011 Stanford Entrepreneurship Week :: Feb 23 - March 2

February 5, 2011 Student Summit on the Ocean & Climate :: Wash, DC Feb 14 - 17

February 1, 2011 UT Austin & Dell Social Innovation Competition & Fellowship for College Students :: Due Feb 14

January 28, 2011 Empowering African Girls through an American Education

January 28, 2011 2011 Clinton Global Initiative University meeting : Apps due Feb 7

January 28, 2011 Non-profit or for-profit: Who does it best? : NYC, Feb 15

January 28, 2011 Colin Higgins Youth Courage Awards : Nominations due Feb 28

January 28, 2011 Access, Success, Impact: How low-income students of color succeed in college and beyond : Stanford Campus, March 5

January 28, 2011 Student-Run Venture Capital Firms & Social Entrepreneurs

This index is a work in progress. I will be adding posts that predate January 28, 2011.