If not for the veiled women, it's as if I never left the Philippines at all. I am in this tiny fishing village off the coast of northeastern Sumatra in Indonesia working on a book project. Local case writers struggle to put into paper lessons learned in community-based natural resource management.

There are ten of us in the group. Five are case writers while the rest compose the editorial team and support staff. Next week, we will meet with seven other case writers in Bali.

This is the first time I am actually staying in a ... (more)