Paraguay is interesting so far. I guess I’m used to third-world Asia, because this place seems pretty developed, prosperous, clean, and uncrowded; there is constant electricity and water in the capital, Asuncion, and solid wifi and hot water in my hotel room, which is a cheap-and-cheerful place near the old city-center. The roads seem well-maintained, with curb-cuts, street signs, and traffics lights. Of course, I’m only in the capital, but have already been to the slums alon

Years ago, when I had just started MicroAid International, my alma mater, Columbia University, did a profile of me in the alumni magazine. At the time, I knew what I wanted to do, but I was just beginning. https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/spring13/alumni_profiles1 Now, four years later, they did a follow-up interview to see how things are going. https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/where-are-they-now/catching-jon-ross Over the years, MicroAid has built a l