Born and raised in New Jersey, educated in the school of soft to medium knocks, degree conferred in the great city of DC, upon the completion of education--then an entrance full time into the non-profit sector, in an attempt to do good, whatever that means.

Biggest change - get people to challenge their own ideas and beliefs on a daily basis, either to learn and grow or to strengthen and affirm

Big change - remove the moralization from poverty, corruption, and vice, so they can be approached as problems that can be solved rather than inevitable shortcomings of human character

Big change - convince people to claim their own identities rather than have it defined for them

Chucho Garcia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and probably a whole lot more I can't think of

Cease cows, life is short

canta canta compañero
canta canta compañero
los que mueren por la vida
no pueden llamarse muertos

If you don't make music for the people, then you don't make popular music

I am saying you must be sure that the doubts and questions are your own, not, so to speak, the mustache and walking stick that happen to be the fashion of any particular moment.

Canada, Italy, UK, China, Venezuela, Nicaragua in that order... Colombia is next

Books, music, politics

Body, English with a little bit of Chinese and Spanish on the side