Category Archives: Poverty

Global Fund For Children’s Photo Contest: Cambodian Courage

Posted on September 8, 2011 by aweinfur

Hi Everyone, An amazing organization called, Global Fund for Children, (http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/) is trying to raise awareness for girls living in adverse conditions around the world through a program called Project RISE.  In order to do so, they have started a … Continue reading →

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Reexamine your “core values” Louis Vuitton

Posted on July 18, 2011 by aweinfur

  “A single journey can change the course of a life.”  This is the catch phrase accompanying Louis Vuitton’s “core values” ad campaign.   Yes, this statement may be true.  But unfortunately for you Louis Vuitton I don’t think an … Continue reading →

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rasie the roof.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by aweinfur

“Raise the Roof: Chair” http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/raising_the_roof_chair?size=_original Since coming home from Vietnam, I have encountered the obvious forms of culture shock. Yes – I continue to be amazed  at how quiet the streets of Chicago seem and that no one is trying … Continue reading →

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Growing up in Neverland?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by aweinfur

The other day, my roommate Allison related living in Saigon to living in Peter Pan’s Neverland.  It’s this magical place where rules don’t exist and time simply does; days blend into weeks which blend into months and 5 years later … Continue reading →

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Asian Stranger

Posted on January 18, 2011 by aweinfur

I guess it would be fair to say that I’ve become somewhat desensitized to the quirks of Asian life after spending five months in Saigon. Seven rats scattering away from my door? Well that’s fewer than the night before. Man … Continue reading →

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A Twinkle Beneath that Wrinkle.

Posted on October 10, 2010 by aweinfur

There’s a quote on my Yogi teabag that is accompanying me in writing this post and it states, “If you don’t love where you come from, you can’t love where you’re going.”  And suddenly my mind triggered to my observations … Continue reading →

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“Whoever says happiness comes with sunshine has never danced in the rain”

Posted on September 6, 2010 by aweinfur

This past weekend I journeyed about 7 hours north to Siem Reap, Cambodia, to go see the temples of Angkor Wat, one of the man made wonders of the world.  These temples are so incredibly old and literally took my … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of Buddhism?

Posted on September 1, 2010 by aweinfur

Pictures like this one project many images Buddhism as a break from other conditional Western religions.  There are no pedophile priests or angry cults in Buddhism projected on CNN every night.  Rather, many people see Buddhism as a religion and … Continue reading →

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