It has been quite some time since I published my last blog on this site. Many things have happened. Some have been great (marriage, two more children) and some have been a struggle (moving 4 times in 2 months with a newborn and 1 year old). Overall, it has been an interesting several years. Since I finally found my login credentials I figured it would be a good time to start posting again every once-in-a-while.
During my time at Angelo State University primarily under the tutelage of Dr. Robert Ehlers, who was at the time the President of the College of Security Studies and Criminal Justice, I found a passion for economic development. Furthermore, I realized that my passion was concentrated primarily on the African continent and probably even more precisely the Horn Of Africa.
Three years ago I was learning Amharic, the language of Ethiopia. For nearly the last year I have been involved with website design and online marketing. Two vastly different fields of work and interests, to say the least. But I believe that my path so far has led me closer to an understanding of how I might be able to combine many of the talents I have been blessed with into fulfilling what has become a long-term goal: helping depressed and primarily agrarian economies grow. I believe that in time I will find a way to combine my love and propensity for languages, my leadership abilities, and my new-found knowledge of web and mobile technology into a system or organization that will help increase production and reduce food spoilage in Ethiopia and other Horn of Africa countries.
Along this path, Dr. Ehlers of Angelo State University helped me hone some writing skills and helped me focus on specific goals while writing. Looking back, some of my writing seemed like it wandered aimlessly at times. I plan on publishing some of the papers that I wrote and Dr. Ehlers edited in order to shed some light on the the Political Economy of Africa. Somehow I frequently managed to re-route papers to Economic Security and its importance in basically every facet of a society. One day my hope is that whether directly or indirectly (being physically located in Africa or aiding an organization that helps with what I hope to achieve), I will be able to make an impact on lives of those who are hurting. Education and Support is how I believe we do it. And I have dedicated my studies and my vector in life to achieving the goal of helping people.
I look forward to posting here, and if I have followers, great! If I end up just posting thoughts, then it will be a sounding board over time to help me see where my goals were and whether or not they change over time.
