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About Drew Meyers
Drew Meyers currently runs ESM Exec Designs, a design shop specializing in corporate and personal blog design. Travel addict managing Oh Hey World, a travel blog focused on generation X & Y, and real estate technology enthusiast. In his free time, Drew enjoys reading, traveling the world, spending time with passionate people, and is active member of the microfinance community.
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
A $765 Difference
For $765, a family living in the Pipeline IDP camp in Kenya can go from THIS (make-shift shack constructed with tarps and whatever other water resistant materials can be found that leaks and/or collapses during rain showers) To THIS (a framed structure with a tin roof and siding that can withstand the rain) If you want to fund construction of one of these homes for $765, you can head over the the Global Volunteer Network and learn more about Pipeline IDP. Once the materials are purchased, the home can be constructed in just two days. Here is a video with more about the Pipeline IDP: It’s truly amazing that a mere $765 can make such … Continue reading
Know Anyone in Ghana? If so, I’d Love Your Help
As some of you may already know, I’m headed to Ghana for a month with my buddy Dan to volunteer for Lumana Credit after our current month long stint in Kenya – which I still can’t believe is ending in just over a week on October 23rd. I’m also beyond thrilled that my friend Sloane Berrent and her boyfriend Taylor Davidson have decided to make the transatlantic trek to Ghana November 8th until the 20th. I first came across Sloane back in 2008 via the Kiva Fellows Blog & The Causemopolitan while she was a Kiva Fellow living in the Philippines, and finally met in person last fall at the Seattle stop on her Cause … Continue reading
5 Day Safari to Masai Mara
Dan and I are headed to a 5 day safari to Masai Mara to see some wildlife — I’ll be back online on Friday.
Geeking Out in Kenya
From left to right: Maria McNamara, Deborah Brown, Rocky Turner (Mothers Fighting for Others), and Dan Nelson (Bankvibe) sitting outside at the Saint Monica’s Children’s Home this week Even when internet costs about 500 schillings (about $6) for a 20 minute skype call, we still manage to geek out every now and then in Kenya.
Google Now Has Cars that Drive Themselves
Man, there is no limit to Google’s ambitions. The latest news is that they have developed technology to enables them to operate cars that drive themselves. I’m clearly not smart enough to figure this type of thing out; I guess I’ll just keep on trying to make a few bucks blogging and let the smart people worry about technology like self-driving cars.
