Friday, September 3, 2010

Its a small world…

May 4, 2010 by Colin  
Filed under Africa, Friends

It’s a small world…
by Mike Kamburis (the world traveler)
A saying that’s been used for generations whether learned from parents, the children’s song or the Disneyland ride. Today’s ease and availability cheap long distance calling, email and Skype and the theme of the Global village only reinforce this. My focus isn’t on the ease of communication [...]

How Nelson Mandela won the 1995 Rugby world Cup

July 19, 2009 by Colin  
Filed under Africa, Politics, Sports

I just got back to my hotel after running a solid 10km around the Charles River in Boston. It was a beautiful day here and I really figured my inspirational highlight today would be my run. I was contemplating going to enjoy dinner on a nearby patio or just getting some room service [...]

Kilimanjaro Education Foundation

July 16, 2009 by Colin  
Filed under Adventure, Africa, Friends

Does foreign aid work?

June 2, 2009 by Colin  
Filed under Africa, Community, Family, Helping others

So I attended a very interesting event last night at the Royal Ontario Museum. For those of you not from Toronto, the ROM (as its known in short) is a cultural institution that holds many high profile events and last year underwent a very high profile and controversial makeover adding new age design (French) [...]