The Blogsherpa Community
As you can see from the blue badge over at the sidebar here, the Quillcards Blog is part of Lonely Planet’s Blogsherpa community of travel writers.
That means that the travel articles we publish on this site are also published on the Lonely Planet website.
Being part of the Blogsherpa community has introduced us to a number of people who have something worthwhile to say.
One of them is Todd Wassel, who is a development expert specializing in Conflict Management and Human Rights.
He has worked in Sri Lanka, and East Timor, and is now working in Pristina in Kosovo, so he has seen his share of the world’s problems.
On The Ground In Japan
Todd’s Japanese wife Kay, who is also a development worker working for the U.N., is in Japan at the moment.
They are expecting a child (a son) and as Todd says “The tragedy that is unfolding in Japan at the moment is just horrible.”
Given the most recent news about radioactive iodine in Japan’s drinking water, the tragedy is becoming even more damaging.