I am the co-author of the best-selling travel guide book Moon Nicaragua and the soon-to-be best selling Living Abroad in Nicaragua for expats and retirees. But I have worked as an English teacher, a civil engineer, and a deep-sea fisherman. I've even pumped some gas. These days my passion is economic development and development theory as it impacts the lives of the poor. I currently manage a $300M project in Benin, West Africa. I am also currently the president of the RPCV group Amigos de Nicaragua.

I have published several other pieces as well.

In my spare time I make maps and surf, play the 12-string guitar, and go hiking. I am an enormous advocate of Open Source software and ascribe strongly to the principles that lead to open source development.

My email address: rswood AT therandymon DOT com

My GPG key is here. If you know what that is, you'll also know what to do with it.