The itinerary for my official 5-week trip back to the U.S. to travel to South by Southwest Interactive, Coachella Music & Arts Festival, and all over Arizona and California in between. Help contribute to my ambitious projects or help me seek a corporate sponsor for a 2011 entrepreneurship & personal development retreat in Southern California.

There is no one-size-fits-all formula for getting funding for a new business venture, but mobile lawyer Patrick Lockton has developed a short checklist for digital nomads and entrepreneurs to get their startup costs covered by finding investors, mentorship and seed capital programs, peer lending communities, and much more.

For a majority of people born in the West, into a middle-class family, with decent education, it has never been easier to grab the reins and create the life you want. But unfortunately, the reality is that a large population of disadvantaged refugees and victims of other socio-economic circumstances are not so fortunate. Read my friend Ryan’s account of life as a refugee.