GlocalNet

I’m so tired and, yet, have to pack tonight and be up by 4:00 am. I’m ready to get this trip over. But, what a trip! IGE signed an MOU with the Vietnamese Government, and Glocal Ventures is in it! We are to provide a model for societal engagement that will spread throughout the country. This is historic. No. 4 of the MOU says, “Promote community to community relations between America and Vietnam, focusing on Vietnamese socio-economic development by carefully expanding the “Glocal Ventures” model as established in Lao Cai Province to other provinces.” Congratulations NorthWood! This is huge--this is you--all of you!!!!! Your work has taken all of us to a whole new level.

On another note, one of the speakers, Brett Scharff, was just incredible. He teaches law at BYU, and, yes, is Mormon. I like him a lot--he’s brilliant. We talked a lot of theology and other stuff. We talked genealogy, and guess what, I found out I’m related to Joseph Smith!!! No--just teasing--but he is! That’s his great uncle. His great-grandfather was Hiram Smith, Joseph’s brother. No--I’m not ready to convert, but always ready for a new friend.