In Sri Lanka, a Hard Lesson On Road of Good Intentions

An interesting account of individuals who went to Sri Lanka on their own to help out post-Tsunami--Moral: it's much easier to work through established aid agencies. But still you have to admire their heart and chutzpah...

In Sri Lanka, a Hard Lesson On Road of Good Intentions: "KOMARI, Sri Lanka -- She was fresh out of college, bright-eyed and ambitious, an earthy, well-read physician's daughter from Missoula, Mont., with an iPod, a loving family and lots of big ideas. The only thing Satya Byock said she lacked was 'a freaking plan.'
The tsunami gave her one."