Jim’s Impressions

Jim: Lot of teams coming. Warren has done a good job of selling the program. There are lots of different systems that need to be perfected. I still am amazed – like tonight when we drove up the hill to that school and drove back – how many people smiled at us and said bonjou, even if I pronounced it wrong. There were a couple of grumbly men who kind of looked like: Why are you so happy? I think the point I’m impressed with every day is, as poor as they are, they can still have a smile on their face. The average American would probably not smile. Can you do more in terms of community building with less? That’s my question. That’s exactly what’s facing us now in terms of resources: Looking for ways of doing more with less.