I'm so excited! I don't really have a good reason to update this blog except to shout how excited I am. 12 days until I graduate and about a month until I am out of the country. I have so much to look forward to and there are so many exciting things going on in my life and in the world right now.
I've been getting immunizations and getting all of my health stuff checked out before I leave. By the way, I'm sure you're all relieved to know that I do not have Tuberculosis. :) I came across a video that may be of interest to readers. We watched this in my TE Social Studies minor lab, and it is called a "Ted Talk". It's a short video, but very provocative and I've been thinking about it a lot. Essentially, it is this Swedish intellectual who is advocating for this new program called gapminder (check out www.gapminder.org) with which the public could have FREE access to world statistical data. Of course, many nations are hesitant to make their statistics public but the gapminder program right now has some widely accepted UN data compiled. You can pick what goes on the x and y axes to see statistical information about the world. For example, you can look at GDP and literacy rates or per capita income and health statistics. Here is a link to the video:
Check it out if you have time. I found it particularly interesting when he discussed the common image of African countries all being lumped together, yet have such vastly different economies and needs. He makes a great argument for specific aid plans in which individual countries are looked at more closely rather than as part of the continent as a whole. Very interesting video!
Nothing else to update for now.
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