chicago

the trip to chicago was something else! thats when i realized how much my work means to me & how much I love it. it was a super packed 3 days & i met people form all over. chile, mexico, ecuador, bolivia. some came with translators... some with samples.. some with a singular mission of wanting to work with us! it was overwhelming & humbling. there is so much to do & i'm so glad i'm in a position to be able to do that. to help some people realize their dreams.. to help make a better life & living for several others. it was a great conference. my first & i did not expect a turnout of 700+ people. it was high on passion, energy & genuine concern & care. its great to be part of this large movement I can't wait for the day when the average american knows all about fair trade & is conscious about it.

the calculator that H & P have been working on, was a smash hit. Established organizations like serrv, ten thousand villages & IFC noticed the value of the tool. & everyone was left wondering.. why didn't anything thing of this earlier. Well.. its takes a P to do that!

Back to sourcing & meeting people... it felt good to meet all genuine people. people were there because they wanted to be there.. not as a corpporate or social obligation. soo much to do.. sooo much to do. . i didn't have a minute free.. 8am-9-11pm. i kinda felt bad that i did not even spend an evening with N with whom i was staying. His studio was plainly a sleeping pad for me! oh well.. guess he understood that i was genuinely pressed for time.