I write this morning from Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) Airport in anticipation of jumping a flight back to San Francisco. After a cumulative 3.5 hours of sleep over the past two days I look forward to the 6 hours of solitude. CLT is just one of many stops this spring while making my way around the country speaking at universities, providing steps for action to combat slavery in our backyards, by using lessons learned by the students at the University of San Francisco.

Last night I had the pleasure of speaking at Malone College in Canton, Ohio where a collaborative student/staff human trafficking awareness week was culminating (see my grainy phone-picture of the wonderfully engaged Malone crew). Often I say what continually drives me, and my colleagues, through red-eyed nights (and days) is the hair-on-fire reaction that students (and others) have when presented with the proposition of initiating research that can result in tangible change: Freedom.