Hello, my name is Keri Culver

​I am an international evaluator and writer.

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Through EvalMundi I evaluate foreign aid programs worldwide.  I also provide training in evaluation, field research, ethics, and other topics.  Learn More

My latest writing

Liberia on the flip side

Liberia on the flip side

Second installment.  Okay, I learned something new today.  If you're not abjectly miserable in your hotel room, don't ask for a better hotel room.  The one I had was funky, a bit dark, and the pillows were weird (as if filled with crumpled poster board) - in short, a...

D.C. vs. anywhere else

D.C. vs. anywhere else

Back in Washington.  Now that I'm a blogger, I'm obviously required and trained to notice the differences between life on the road for work, and life at home.  Here are some contrasts: In DC: I go online, pay some bills, read the newspaper, send some e-mail - usually...

Monrovia, Liberia

Monrovia, Liberia

I've been so bad about keeping in touch that I thought I'd start a blog.  Seven years now I've been running around the world with this very strange job, and I've been so busy I've never really kept track of where, when, how long, why, or - the important one  what's it...