Introducing “My Morning”: How the world starts their day.

“Morning is when the wick is lit.  A flame ignited, the day delighted with heat and light, we start the fight for something more than before.”

– Jeb Dickerson

As Citlalli and I get ready to head off on the Rickshaw Run one week from tomorrow–yikes!–I’ve also been busy putting together another new project:

My Morning: How the World Starts their Day

The idea for My Morning is a result of several conversations, all of which I share about in the blog’s first post, and which led me to decide this: to begin interviewing people I meet in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and beyond, about the first hour of their day.

I’ve been wanting to to write about development issues for a while, but the fact is, I don’t know a lot. I don’t know enough. I’m not an expert in any field, really. What I do know is this: I love to tell stories, both through words and pictures. So I hope this new project will be a way for me to explore development issues and learn more about the world–all through the stories of individuals I meet on the road.

I hope you’ll join me over the next couple of months–not only as Citlalli and I careen through India on a rickshaw, but afterwards as well when I’ll have the chance to slow down, take a look around, and get to know India in a slightly less hectic manner…