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While the vast majority of the global population lives in the same geographical location for most of their lives, a growing population of transnational citizens is positioned to lead us into the multicultural, interdependent 21st century.

December 14, 2007

Adam in South Africa & Namibia

adam_in_africa.jpg"I'm only an hour from the Namibian border. Yesterday we were lost trekking through the rock formations of The Cedarberg, and today we're speeding toward the Kalahari."

My brother Adam is officially on an adventure through Africa. After about a month, he finally posted about his experience so far.

Now that I've officially set up to record my Skype conversation as podcasts, I'm planning to have Adam be my first guest in the next week or so.

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Globe Game as a Widget

As per my post back in 2005 "Long live the Globe Game," competitive geography is pretty much the most fun education every. Now TravelPod.com brings the Globe Game anywhere you want it. In this case, to the widget below.

In our international office in London, I was proud to have tied a Brit and actually beaten a Brazilian, which is not bad for an American. I made it level 10 and got a travel IQ of 113. Hope to improve next time. Enjoy.


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October 6, 2007

Free Will Travel - global music collaboration

A year ago I connected with Martin via the web, and never followed in the busyness that has become my life since joining the digital marketing world. 

But he has continued on his global musical journey, which you should definitely check out.  I just listened to this wonderful recording of acoustic guitar on a porch in Bamako, Mali.  Hopefully I'll be able to add some voice to it sometime over the next few months. 

Keep up the good work Martin...


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September 29, 2007

India Shining to be shown in Business School

I received the email below from Chander Dhawan about the "India Shining" youtube video (below), which now been watched almost 4,000 times. Thank you Chander Dhawan and best of luck with your trip to India!

I enjoyed your video "India Shining" that you put up on Youtube after your visit to India. It was very realistic and captured quite succinctly the key characteristics of India today from a western MBA graduate's point of view.

In fact, I am going to use your video in a presentation that I have been asked to give to the students and alumni of Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto. I felt that your video will portray a perspective that is not biased like mine because I was born in India, graduated from the IIT system, moved to Toronto in 1968 and have lived here since then.

By the way, I am returning to India this winter, though temporarily, to help set up a collaborative Industry-Academic Partnership in Wireless and Mobile Computing - we would set up eight Centers of Excellence in collaboration with MIT, Stanford, UCLA, UBC,CMU (Carnegie Melon)and IITs. I want to ensure that the West does not sleep but helps India succeed in demonstrating that progress through free economic reforms in a democratic pluralistic society is the best hope for many countries who are still strugling to figure out a strategy for their people. In this, the world will succeed. You can find out more about me from my website .

Thanks and cheers

Chander Dhawan

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August 25, 2007

11th Hour Trailer - call to our generation

Word. Seems like the momentum is really building. Now it's time for our generation to step up and actually tranform.

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