No, Thank You!

Jennie and I have happy feet, thanks to the people at Chaco footwear. First of all, they make some great sandals. Second, they give a 50% discount to Peace Corps volunteers on their entire line. Best of all, they are supportive and helpful. They shipped out the right sandals fast, followed by an email just to thank us for being volunteers. The sandals are made in the US in Paonia Colorado, and a portion of the proceeds go to supporting recycling and sustainable development. These people are so socially and environmentally conscious that it makes me want to assault some shrubbery. And their website is pretty nice too, check out chacousa.com.

We also recently came into a nice little solar charger called a solio - thanks here goes to Stan and Carol. This little sucker unfolds like a three paneled flower and stores those excited electrons all at the push of a button. It charges ipods and cell phones, and even AA batteries with the right hook-up and some unending solar glare. So while the equatorial sun might not play nice with my bald head, it will power up our little gizmo's. And that means plenty of music whilst I am running from the black mamba.