International Political Will

On June 2, I will return to the United States after four years abroad – 10 more weeks (I’m counting down the days to Mexican food…). Going with this theme, I will do a countdown from 10 – starting with this week at 10, and ending with 1 the first week of June when I [...]

Interesting piece in the New Internationalist magazine about Congo refugees earning a living in Rwandan camps written by a (likely good-looking) journalist also named Wil.

He was an 18-year-old orphan when he crossed the border into Rwanda as a refugee, fleeing the violence that had overtaken the Congo.
But no one could guess it watching Dieudonne Tuyisenge [...]

If you need a taxi to the Mumbai airport from the neighborhood of Vashi, Sonu is the driver you want.
A ride to the airport from my area can take hours (though it’s probably only about 20 miles) – there’s a toll bridge to cross, no highway (so single-lane city streets are the only route), and [...]

We had a noon meeting the next day in Kigali, but we were in Fort Portal, Uganda. The woman who sold us the 6:00 a.m. bus tickets said it was only a six-hour ride to the Uganda/Rwanda border. No problem.
Except we found out that a good portion of the trip was on a dirt road [...]

It’s sometimes hard to identify your own culture – particularly for Americans, who are comprised of so many different people. People overseas often ask me what my favorite American food is. When I say Mexican, they just give me a strange look. But really, what is American food? Burgers and fries? (no, those are “French” [...]