Phil Karber

Phil Karber is an award-winning travel writer whose passion to see the world and experience other cultures began as a young man in the army, stationed for two years in northern Thailand during the Vietnam War. He has traveled to over 125 countries, most of them in the developing world. He began writ- ing in 1996 after a successful career in business. As a fifth-generation native of Arkansas, he has been greatly influenced by coming of age amid the social injustices of the Jim Crow South. Devoted to fighting world hunger, poverty, and disease through writing and his involvement with World Neighbors, where he was formerly a trustee, Karber has lived in Nairobi, Kenya; Hanoi, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; and East London, South Africa. He currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When not traveling, he spends time with his four granddaughters, Parker, Suzi, Lila, and Mabyn.