Caracas, Venezuela; April 11, 2002: Two gringos from Chicago decide to join an Opposition march to Miraflores Palace, home of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. Their purpose for joining the march was not so much political, simply to experience an exciting cultural phenomenon. What begins as a peaceful protest soon turns into tragedy as supporters and opponents of Chavez clash in the streets, putting the two gringos into harm's way and sending Venezuela…

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This documents my July, 2007 trip to Manizales and Anserma, Colombia. I was retracing the steps of my friend, Dave Windahl, who served in the Peace Corps in Anserma in the late 1960s. It was a wonderful chance to see the coffee-growing countryside of Colombia. Plus I met a new friend on the way! :-)

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Some scenes from my April 2004 trip to Vietnam. In this movie, I explore the Cuci tunnels near Saigon (Ho Chi Min City). I thought that it would be pretty easy to walk (or squat really) through these tunnels but it was quite difficult even though I am in pretty good shape.

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From my stint in Jakarta, Indonesia (8/03 to 6/05), this is my appearance on the Indonesian TV show "Bule Gila", which means "Crazy White Foreigner". This episode aired throughout Indonesia in February of 2005 and I was a Z list celebrity for about 48 hours. :-) Background- I had heard that Producers were looking for foreigners to appear in this reality-based TV show so I quickly volunteered. The jist of the show is that you compete against…

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