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Every cliffhanger has an ending…
I’m back in business! I found a charger for my battery in a camera store here in Nairobi. And the lessons I learned from this:1. Everyone makes mistakes. There’s always a way to fix them. Most big...
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Simple Is The Solution
Innovation in America is about bigger, better, and way more bling. It’s about the latest gadget and gizmo. And it’s about the thing that could transform the entire world.Innovations in Africa are more...
View ArticleJust a Little More Motivation
When I think back at all the stories and traveling we have done, it’s hard to believe that we are only at the half way mark of our trip. In just 10 days we have visited three countries and five cities,...
View ArticleThe innovation lies within the people
Nairobi is a city of contradictions. Its a bustling metropolis and capital of Kenya, home to an estimated 3.5 million people. Yet its also plagued with intense traffic jams (can take upwards of 2 hours...
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Kibera and community based solutions
The Kibera SlumKibera: the largest slum in Nairobi, the biggest in Africa and the third largest in the world. Between 500,000 and 1 million people live here. But, as an informal settlement, it’s hard...
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The Action on Climate Speech: Facts, Perspectives and Ideas
On Tuesday afternoon President Obama laid out an ambitious and wide-ranging climate agenda in a speech at Georgetown University, calling for reductions in greenhouse gasses, caps on emissions from...
View ArticleThe Circle of Life
Growing up with The Lion King, we learned about the “circle of life.” While the movie was just a cartoon, out in the Maasai Mara, it’s all real. Driving around the vast 583 sq miles of land and seeing...
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Persistence is Key!
Persistence is one of the defining factors of a successful journalist. However, there is a fine line between persistence and pestering and over the last 14 years I’m sure I’ve blurred that line on...
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Karibu Sana, You Are Most Welcome!
After being back in the US for nearly two weeks, our trip to Africa seems like a distant dream. All too soon, the rhythm and monotony of having a routine and being on a schedule has set right back in....
View ArticleBiofuels At A Crossroads
Can biofuels play a significant part in the fuel market by 2030?In partnership with National Geographic’s Great Energy Challenge, we ask some of the experts in the biofuels arena what it will take to...
View ArticleI Wish I Had More Time
I wish I had more time. More time to see, more time to feel, more time to think. But time, just like life, moves on and stops for no one.Our journey in Africa was a blur. Our time was short and our...
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