Author Archives: jamiego

Dear email subscribers- I am moving things around a re-organizing a number of things on here. I recently linked to all of Ashley’s blogposts from the last year, which created a number of new posts. Unfortunately those each individually turned … Continue reading →

written 5/27 When I tell people about the group we’ve started, one of the common questions I get is- but you know nothing about business, what makes you qualified to do this? The answer is that, although I’m no business … Continue reading →

written 5/13 One of the most uncomfortable elements of my relationships with Taborans is the fact that people constantly ask me for things. African Friends and Money Matters, a book in our 2Seeds library, discusses this in great detail. It … Continue reading →

written 5/10 On Sunday we had our first cooking-with-the-intent-of-selling meeting. It was a little messy on our end because we woke up in Korogwe and it was raining and Ashley had to return in the evening. This meant that Ashley … Continue reading →

written 5/9 By this time in the year I was certain that I would have our ‘trash problem’ figured out. If you read my posts from early on you may remember that I spent time puzzling over how to reduce … Continue reading →

written 5/2 The fact that we live in the villages with the people we work with in 2Seeds is unique, but also presents some difficulties. It means that there is not often any different between the tasks you do for … Continue reading →

I forgot to publish this one- so here it is, a bit belated written 4/27 Our departure date is in a little over two months and we have just developed our plan for the rest of our time here. Ashley … Continue reading →

written 4/27 I’ve tried my best in this blog to convey what it feels like to be in a world where everything depends on rain, and yet there is none. Things feel desperate, hopeless and achingly dry. In this last … Continue reading →