My pal, Trevor Romain blew through NYC on his way to an orphanage in the Magaliesburg in South Africa last month but we never managed to hook up. He just wrote me the following:

Hey buddy - yeah, NY was crazy. I had to go through United Nations training before my trip. The trip was life changing. I spent time in an orphanage with 1500 kids under the age of 12. A large part of my heart is still there.

I took my journal with me and it became an instant ice breaker. The minute I showed them my journal, the kids came forward in droves. They looked through the pages with wonder and amazement. At one road block, a soldier asked me what I was doing in Burundi. i said working with kids. He said, "What do you mean?" I took out my journal and showed it to him. It was amazing how this tough, soldier carrying an AK 47 suddenly melted and ooohed and aaahed about silly drawing in a journal. He waved me off with a big smile and a come back soon. This year alone I took my journal to Japan, Guam, South Africa, Germany and to the Congo, Burundi, Uganda and Waco Texas. It opened doors and stimulated conversation everywhere I went. From kids in refugee camps to the head of the United Nations in Burundi, it it amazing how they were all connected by this little book.

I give you a phone call soon.

Trev

P.S. I really enjoyed the watercolor tutorial. I'd love to see you have a TV show like the cooking shows they have. Where you show work yourself in a cool studio and have guests like Roz etc.