The Project 100 book is ready!

I’ve been talking about The Project 100 for the past few months and now it’s finally available for purchase!

100 social media “experts” sharing their thoughts on the future of social media marketing in 400 words or less (and yes, I am lucky to be one of the 100…)  

The cost is $19.95 per book, and all proceeds go to the Susan G Komen foundation for The Cure.  I encourage you to get a copy – you get to learn the perspective of 100 social media marketers and support a wonderful cause.

UNICEF’s Tap Project is back!!!

The Tap Project is back!!

Every since learning about the Tap Project last year, I’ve been borderline obsessed with the geniusness behind the idea.  (Droga5, I have a giant crush on you)

In a nutshell, here’s the campaign: 

problem:  Every day, 4,200 children die of water-related diseases and Nearly 900 million people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water.

solution:   restaurants would ask their patrons to donate $1 or more for the tap water they usually enjoy for free, and all funds raised would support UNICEF’s efforts to bring clean and accessible water to millions of children around the world.

beautiful.

Check out the Tap Project 2009 video, and support world water week in your neighborhood!!!

world water week is March 22 – 28 … let’s do this!

twouble with twitter

a year ago twitter was quite confusing.  it took alot to figure out the purpose.

six months ago, twitter was better, probably at it’s peak.  content was generally meaningful and not over-saturated.  it seems that the purpose of twitter users was decently genuine and purposeful.

six months – current – twitter has exploded.  are people using it for the right reasons?  can we define what “right reasons”are?

Ashly shared this with me:

Is our generation is twouble?

mexperience reflection

“¡Bienvenidos a la ciudad de México!  En un rato, vamos a . . . “ 

What the hell is going on?  And what the hell are these people saying?  Why am I the only white person on this airplane?  

Nothing anyone says about studying abroad can prepare you.  Jump in, face first.  Mess up.  Love it.  Hate the barriers.  Love the barriers.  Love the freedom, hate the free time.  Time that allows you to reflect.  Reflections on everything that was once familiar.  Familiarity is a foreign concept.  Conceptions, realities, everything is different.  

 Leaving everything & everyone at home is hard.  It is more difficult to realize everything you thought you were, you perhaps are not?  Maybe not everything, but alot of things.  Find a part of yourself you never knew was missing.  Take away everyting familiar – family, friends, money, food, school, language, plumbing, music, culture, religion, your house, your car, your stuff. Your life.  Now, try to figure out who you are.

Welcome to the test we call life.  There are no cheat sheets.  It’s sink or swim.  Figure it out quick.  Be confused & scared and then begin to live.  Love your new friends, hate your old friends.  Forget everyone.  Miss your old life. Miss your old friends.  Embrace new friends.  Live new lifestyles.  Love it. Hate it. Learn.

The best time of my life.  Minimal responsibilities.  New culture.  Exploring and appreciating things I never knew.  Disconnected from technology.  Connected to life.  Finding that sweet spot we sometimes call balance.  

What do you do when you step into a world where suddenly you are the minority and you don’t understand. surreal. blurs. Did I really get into a car from the bus station with a Mexican couple claiming to be my host family?  Who in the world is this random family I will be living with for four months?  …and how did they end up some of the most amazing people I’ve met in my life?  

Mexico feels like home.  One of them.  Amazing and caring people. Beautiful culture.  Rich history. Spirit, expression and passion.  Time.  Less is more.  Ignorance is bliss?  

If you aren’t scared or uncomfortable, you aren’t learning.  Be uncomfortable.  Get over it.  Love the experience.

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