Hi, I'm Michael Mistretta, a student passionate about technology, photography, and design. Welcome to my online home where I write about technology, reviews, and my thoughts and opinions on technology-related matters. 
As some of you may have heard, this summer I am going on my third missionary trip to Zambia, Africa.
Africa is one of those places that you never forget. And I’m proud to have the opportunity to go back. I wanted to build a small website that would serve as an archive for my trips, and a single place where people could see photos, videos, and stories, as well as sponsor me.
The result of my efforts is Michael Missions. This is the first site that I hand-coded from scratch, with the help of web master extraordinaire, Leo Mancini. And after many hours of banging my head against the wall, I am proud (and terrified) to say that this site works in all major browsers including IE7.
If you are an iPod user, there is a small easter egg on the donate page. Also, if you would like to subscribe to updates on my trip, you can do so on the updates page.
To all my twitter followers that put up with my IE rants and dumb CSS questions - you really helped me. Thank you.
Nice site, the pictures look great! Africa seems like a really neat place that would be able to offer an experience unlike any other. It’s different and unique. I hope I get the chance to go their sometime in my life, enjoy it!
Comment by Josh Holat — February 22, 2008 @ 9:04 am
Looks cool, congrats on getting it all done and working in IE, you are a brave soul!
Comment by Leo Mancini — February 25, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Hi Michael, found your blog via Twitter. My wife and I have supported a school and orphanage in Zambia. It sounds like a place with a lot of problems, but also quite a bit of hope and opportunity.
Comment by Gordon R. Vaughan — April 5, 2008 @ 2:38 am