request.get(env.get('EVENTS_SERVICE') + '/events?after=' + env.get('EVENTS_START_DATE'), function(error, response, events) {
if(!error && response.statusCode === 200) {
  events = JSON.parse( events );
  // array to dedupe organizers
  var events_by_host = {};
  var event_hosts = [];
  // init stats object
  var event_stats = {
    hosts: 0,
    attendees: 0,
    events: 0,
    byCountry: {}
  };

  // aleady know number of events :)
  event_stats.events = events.length;
  var geocodes = events.length;

  // make access to other stats easier to figure
  events.forEach( function( event, idx ) {
    event_stats.attendees += event.attendees;

    if(event_hosts.indexOf(event.organizerId) === -1){
      event_hosts.push(event.organizerId);
    }

    request.get('http://open.mapquestapi.com/nominatim/v1/reverse.php?format=json&lat='+ event.latitude +'&lon=' + event.longitude, function(err, response, geodata){
      geodata = JSON.parse(geodata);
      events[ idx ].country = {
        name: geodata.address.country,
        code: geodata.address.country_code
      };
      geocodes -= 1;

      if( geocodes === 0 ) {
        secondPass();
      }
    });
  });

  function secondPass(){
    // second pass w/ geodata
    var countries = [];
    events.forEach( function( event ) {
      if( countries.indexOf( event.country.code ) === -1 ) {
        event_stats.byCountry[ event.country.code ] = {
          name: event.country.name,
          code: event.country.code,
          events: 0
        };
        countries.push( event.country.code );
      }

      event_stats.byCountry[ event.country.code ].events++;
    });

    // now we can count number organizers  (deduped)
    event_stats.hosts = event_hosts.length;

    cache.set('eventStats', event_stats, 10000);
  }
}
else if(error) {
  cache.set('eventStats', {}, 10000);
}
});