Pre Departure Plans

In less then two months I will be in Guatemala working with Safe Passage. Ever since my first trip down to Safe Passage in the spring of 2009, I have always wanted to return. I think it will be amazing to see how the kids that I worked with before have grown up. Have they kept the same friends? Have the kept the same personalities? Will they remember me? I can't wait to find out!

This summer I will be doing something different at the project. I will be splitting my time between teaching guitar lessons and tutoring English. Hopefully I will also be getting involved in a research project they have been running about the impact of Clay Water Filters within the community of Safe Passage.

So it's about that time to start thinking about fundraising again, I have a couple ideas that I will keep you updated with as they solidify. I hope to have a fundraising dinner at the Chapel Hill Friends Meeting sometime in May, similar to what I have done before. What will be new and exciting is I'm trying to organize a fundraising concert for my trip as well. Keep your eyes out for more information about these events!

You may know that I have started to become a singer/songwriter and this year have started playing small gigs. With the help of local guitarist Justin Johnson. I now have a regular gig at Johnny's in Carrboro nearly every Sunday from 3:30-5pm. Then Justin Johnson plays from 5-8pm. I have been having a great time writing songs and getting to perform them! You can check my music out here.

One thing I am going to try and do with this blog is try and post videos at least once a week while I am traveling of songs that I have written. I plan on writing lots of songs during my travels, so this will be a way to share them with all of you!

Keep your eyes out for more details about fundraising events and in the meantime i'll leave you with this video of me playing at Johnny's with Justin Johnson: