Post blogger Keith Hemstreet returned from a trip to Africa with an elevated level of cynicism for what Americans view as important. “I recently returned from a trip to Africa,” writes Hemstreet. “When you return from Africa people often ask, ‘So, how was Africa?’ Most do so out of courtesy, and realizing this, my answers were typically short. However, yesterday I was talking to a friend who was in fact interested in Africa and wanted to know what I had taken away from the experience. His questions prompted me to analyze what I had seen and felt while traveling through South Africa, Botswana and Zambia. Upon returning, my first thought was that we have no problems here…”