I’ve been tying together my desire to get back to Africa with my need to use my skill as a designer to create something bigger than myself. Something that isn’t another widget.
So ya see Jon … old Victor touched you more than you may want to admit. One of his favorite harping points was decentralization; samll, individual scale vs. industrial. Which is exactly what you want to with your global refrigeration project.
And you’re right, he was a pompous ass at times, but he meant well, and he really did want to help people. And if you guys can pull off the Kijani project, I think Papanek will have succeeded in the sense that he inspired you to help others. It’s what teachers do.