My obsession with understanding: The étouffée sounds yummy and glorious but the crab will kill me   A few years back, I was with a work colleague conducting an organizational assessment in Florida. We sat with the executive director of said organization, going through the structured interview tool, while also trying to

Traveling the US guzzling sweet tea, noshing on peach pie, training up a storm and making new friends: All in a summer day's work Although New York is the city that never sleeps, there is such a thing as casual Fridays in the summertime in some offices. The thought being that

Saudade: a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. The study of linguistics has intrigued me ever since I was little because I grew up learning English and Spanish at the same time. I sometimes would find myself pausing to

As a capacity building assistance provider concerned with community mobilization, we oftentimes find ourselves traveling the country meeting with coalitions, concerned community members and organizations at the front lines of trying to reach a world without AIDS.   Below are some of the photos of the groups we have come across protesting

Searching for Ourselves in the Statehouse Reflection   As I traveled through Jackson, Mississippi I took this photo. As I look at this photo again, I pause to reflect what a beautiful state capitol it is and what it represents. States in the southern region of the US have gained in population while