Thoughts in Random Patterns

Albania to Zimbabwe: Anchor Point Internships in Global Leadership Conference

Brad and I had the enormous privilege and pleasure of working this weekend with an extraordinary group of Wellesley College students and alumnae who participated in 10 week internship placements in various African countries from Morocco, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Tanzania, and South Africa through the Anchor Point Internships in Global Leadership at Wellesley College.  Attendees at the conference literally hailed from countries all the way from Albania to Zimbabwe. 

 

 Special thanks to our panelists who so generously shared their Saturday mornings with us, and whose stories of women's leadership will resonate with all of the attendees for a long while. 

• Jennie Arbogash, Executive Director of Social Venture Partners Boulder County
• Nicole Glaros, Managing Director of TechStars
• Helayne Jones, President and CEO of the Colorado Legacy Foundation
• Lucy Sanders, CEO and Co-founder of National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) 
• Alice Srinivasan Donor Relations at Global Greengrants Fund 

 Thanks to Joanne Murray, Director of the Centers for Work and Service, and the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs at Wellesley College for her committment to women's leadership, international experiential learning, and her vision for what the internship participants might mean to each other and to the world.

Thanks to Christina Kiffney Photography for the lovely photos.

 After such an intense weekend of exploratory conversation and lively connection, I start my week full of optimism and excitement for the next conference! 

Leaving the Canyon - House for Sale

After 17 years of Colorado living in Eldorado Canyon, where we thought we would never leave, we have embarked on a new phase of living and are selling our home.  This wasn't actually part of our life plan at the beginning of 2013, but we're making those mid-life decisions and having a "rest of the life house" where we could live well into ripe old age felt like a good decision at this point.

So we're selling our contemporary house which is on 114 acres of land on 3 parcels with incredible views and privacy and Colorado nature all around.  When we saw the photos for the real estate listing, we were sad to be leaving the place where we've loved living for so long; but we're ready for a change.

If you're interested in living here, please contact Bill or Tim Goodacre at [email protected] or www.goodacreproperties.com.

I have loved cooking and entertaining in my kitchen with Poggenpohl aluminum cabinets, double ovens, and gas range.

 Dining room with matte stainless steel table

 

I will officially miss my master closet which could hide an abundance of shoes!

Incredible location

Winter sunrises  

 Brooks enjoying his comfy leather couch

 

 

But we are excited about our new home, too, near Longmont, just north of Boulder, and we look forward to having lots of friends visit!