Up, up, and away

In Chicago on a long layover.

Here's the obligatory shot of The Bean downtown.

Ice Cream

A little over-the-top ice cream before I go. This is Sam's Sundae
from Bi-Rite Creamery in the Mission... chocolate and sea salt ice
cream, whipped cream, and bergamot-infused olive oil.

Crazy. But crazy good. The line that extended around the corner at the
creamery was worth it.

Lingering in SF

Last week I completed an incredibly packed week of training at Kiva's headquarters in San Francisco's Mission District. I learned a lot each day about the organization, its partners, the tools they use, the challenges they face, and the huge community that I'm now a part of.

This week I've got some down time to relax a bit and catch up on sleep (after a crazy schedule last week). I'm excited to finally make the trip to Sierra Leone.

Here we go.

Out of Boston

This past week was all about packing up in Boston and getting the last things ready to go. I finished up at work (after four and a half years there) packed up most of my stuff (after about eight and a half years in Boston) and saw lots of friends one last time (which was really great.)

Sunday was a beautiful day and I'm pretty sure Boston did this on purpose so that I'd remember the city that way (and feel like I'm missing out on the great weather!) And on the way to the airport we stopped for one more great meal: Santarpio's pizza in East Boston.

Thanks Boston!