Little Blessings ...

Last night, after about thirty six hours of wandering in airports and experience with the joy of confined, international airplane travel, my feet "touched down" in San Francisco.

It's funny how one craves little moments, blessings often beyond one's reach during travel in less developed regions such as rural southern Africa.

The feel of an ice cube in your mouth.

The joy of uninterrupted sleep in a big bed without a tightly fitting mosquito net.

The taste of fresh, crisp, uncooked vegetables.

The feel of cool, misty fog.

The sound of friend's and family member's voices.

I am back home.

Piles of mail, a bit of sleep deprivation, and a big "to do" list are now with me, but it's all good.

I will spend the next three weeks engaged in four primary projects and a bit of resettling.

My work with the TV Series, Travels To The Edge, continues.

Consulting work with PBS EDCAR, an on-line initiative for teachers, and Worldlink Foundation's education and broadcast media initiatives resumes.

I start the process of editing and logging over twenty hours of video material and hundreds of still images from my recent work with Project Peanut Butter. We have four goals in mind, each requiring much further development. There's a small video story on Project Peanut Butter, an exploration of a new media-rich "channel" on YouTube, a advocacy and fundraising kit for Dr. Manary and his team, and the start of a larger documentary project on the transformational power of Ready To Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs).

If all goes well, I depart again for Africa on February 26th.

We are working to document the transition and outcomes for children who complete Project Peanut Butter programs. Ideally, we can show children at the point of crisis and the same children after therapy. My first trip to Malawi provided much insight and learning.

The journey continues.