HUZZAH!

Just popping in to share a few links from around the web, along with this photo of a satisfied goat that I met at the Sandwich Fair (named for the city of Sandwich, not because the fair celebrates sandwiches) a couple weeks ago...

In the July issue of Global Traveler magazine, I shared the latest on Beijing's air pollution problems and what the city is doing (and not doing) to clean up its act.

The August issue of Global Traveler included my first spa review, in which I tried something dubbed the "Experience Shower." Just figuring out how to turn it on was an experience.

I'm excited to be joining a group of creative Portlanders in creating a coffee table book about Guatemala missions! The book will be modeled on Brother/Sister, a collection of stories about hope and transformation in Southeast Asia created by some very talented friends. Our team will be heading to Guatemala for a week in February to collect interviews and photographs.

If you read Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, check out Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's new book A Path Appears. Kristof will be speaking about international development with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on October 15 at the InterContinental Chicago. Details are here.