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On the Road to Sustainability, In Liberia

By Roadmonkey | Published August 13, 2012

by Julie Thiery Last month, I spent two weeks in rural Liberia with the The Niapele Project, a nonprofit organization focused on sustainably improving the lives of impoverished children. I spent most of my time outside of Monrovia, in the town of Handii, in what is known as Lower Bong County. I focused much of my energy [...]

Posted in Adventure Philanthropy, Kickass Exploring, Mindful Living, New Places | Also tagged adventure, Africa, exploring, Julie Thiery, Liberia, Niapele Project, Roadmonkey, service trips, sustainability, travel with purpose, volunteer vacations, volunteering, voluntourism, West Africa Leave a comment

“One thing you dream of doing before you die….”

By Roadmonkey | Published April 1, 2012

ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO a Columbia University student, Jenny Lam, created an intimate portrait of New York dreams and aspirations by allowing hundreds of city residents to anonymously write down one thing they want to do before they leave this Earth. Ms. Lam placed pre-stamped postcards all over Manhattan. Each bore a return address to [...]

Posted in Dreaming Big, Mindful Living, Smart Risks | Also tagged "bucket list", "New York", art, manhattan, neuroses, nyc, Postcards, public art 1 Comment