I’m attempting to present a more serious side of myself on this blog (please, somnology muffle your laughter!). There is a humorous entry on the ECHO blog about me.

I started working at ECHO in December 2006. The focus of my year is getting hands-on experience cultivating tropical crops and animals. The idea is to become equipped with tools to work with people in developing countries particularly in the area of growing food in difficult conditions. I’m directly responsible for a 1/2 acre piece of land that showcases food crops and techniques that respond to needs of farmers in semi-arid climates (places that surround the Sahara desert in Africa, for example).