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  1. this evening at sunset i will do a handstand in piazza san pietro, in front of st. peter's basilica, vatican. oh boy :)
  2. continued fantastic #IDLO law #microfinance proposals this afternoon - MF for prisons in Peru & Sri Lanka. more i learn, more i am enthused!
  3. RT @water what is @watercredit? in-depth on Microfinance Focus http://bit.ly/1PEtxj
  4. #IDLO participant proposals for law-&-#microfinance innovation. excellent presentations today. mauritania just finished, morocco up now.
  5. wake-up call for Italy - basically dead last among stronger EU countries in (lack of) support of #microfinance #MF initiatives. #IDLO
  6. presentation by Gabriela Braun, head of Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI). glad they're here. http://afi-global.net #IDLO
  7. about to moderate panel on balancing MF innovation + regulatory monitoring/supervision. 5 great experts to lead conversation. #IDLO thx!
  8. today a wash; woke up big-time under weather. focaccia overdose? too much roman goodness? at least even if sick, in beautiful place.
  9. pls follow @chuckwaterfield of http://mftransparency.org his work in #microfinance #transparency is absolutely fantastic. #IDLO
  10. two blogposts in one day? no way. wait, yes way. post #2 http://aprilandjerry.com
  11. much-overdue (but happy) new blogpost, summarizing past few months of life & travels. http://borrowinggreatideas.com
  12. al fresco balcony, fresh flowers, sunshine, homemade lasagne alle verdure, st. peter's basilica. and all this = yes, for work! :)
  13. "igea" panino (sandwich) = homebaked ciabatta bread + fresh ricotta + grilled eggplant + radicchio + arugula + e.v. olive oil. perfect mmmm!
  14. biggest confirmation yet that Rome is no longer affordable as in past. double espresso at cafe' near hotel = 9 euro = $13.50. seriously! :(
  15. it's finally happened. i'm now usually referred to as "signora" in italy, not signorina. sigh, alas.
  16. Beautiful & bittersweet op-ed by friend David Abraham abt our classmate Ben Sklaver, killed in Afghanistan last month. http://bit.ly/33P5Tx
  17. finally understanding some of the basics of MFI loan pricing - stuff i should have known long ago. it's not all pretty. #IDLO #microfinance
  18. *fantastic* shock-therapy discussn re: (what else?) MFI transparency by Chuck Waterfield, founder http://mftransparency.org yowza he's good.
  19. #IDLO 60 MF profssnls in room. given 3 MF loan scenarios w interest %s, asked which best deal. loan most picked = most expensive. wow scary.
  20. today's #IDLO topic is consumer protection. how best to protect MFI borrowers? role of "court of ethics"? occasionally even MFI is victim.