“The Family Tree bends, but it does not break.” -Sierra Leone Proverb Sierra Leone suffered a devastating 11 year Civil War in 1991-2002. Between 50,000-300,000 people have been killed, many people became handicap, 2.5 million people displaced from their homes, and not to mention the emotional scars left on the people for life. And all this …
From the Creators of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”, comes another wonderful documentary about Hope. A Call to Action. And how a little help can go a long way and make a humongous impact on someone’s life, in the US or Across the World. Half the Sky is a three-part documentary …
I had the privilege and honor to see Nicholas Kristof, an award-winning NY Times Journalist, #1 Bestseller of “Half The Sky“ book & Documentary, yesterday at the All Saints Church in Beverly Hills. This was an event hosted by LiveTalksLA where he introduced his new book, “A Path Appears“. I have followed Nicholas Kristof on …
Burma (Myanmar) remains on my Top 3 favorite places I’ve traveled to (among the top 3 is India & Israel). It’s not the type of favoring I typically have for a party central Greece or a culinary heaven France. It is more of a …
We often forget how lucky we are. Statistically they say, we’re better off than 99% of the world, those that live in the US that is. We often watch World news, Documentaries, starving children in Charity ads, and we are reminded that there are people who’s fate brought them onto earth in a very different …
Today we met in front of the hotel at 7 for the half day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The tunnels dug in the 1960s by the Vietnamese to hide from the US Soldiers during the Vietnam War. The tunnels …
