So in my developing world class, my teacher gave each student one dollar and gave us the assignment that by the end of the semester we need to find some way to help our country with that one dollar.  The math behind this idea is rather sound.  If you give each student one dollar and they are able to multiply that dollar in effect by putting it to the best use possible then you would have done far more good than if you had kept the dollar.  You would have also educated them along the way as to the needs of that country.

In Indonesia they are having some huge difficulties.  Especially with natural disasters and poverty in general.  If  the word got out...and people started using a dollar...not even just donating it (you could use it to gain an education, become a doctor and go serve there or you could use it to invest in struggling businesses.) Whatever you do, the only requirement is the betterment of that country.

I'm using mine as "cyber money" where I post online about the idea and encourage all my readers to do the same, and perhaps all it takes is an idea.

A dollar is not a huge investment for most people, however, it could mean the world to someone who makes less than a dollar a day.  To someone who is starving that dollar could be the difference between life and death.

So think about it...where are your dollars going? and where could one of those dollars be best served on a global scale?

Extra! Extra! .....extra what?

As I study Indonesia it is really interesting how often it gets hit by natural disasters.  I see: floods, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions. As I think of the poverty goals, I think "no wonder so many are in poverty"  they are plagued by natural disasters!

Floods deplete fresh water stores and volcanoes get ash into the water, even though it makes the soil more fertile, it burns the crops already existent, and earthquakes destroy buildings and other structures.

It also causes panic, and forces populaces out of the work places for a time period.

I wonder what could be done...

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WHEN WILL I EVER USE THIS?!?!

It is amazing how relevant my major is in my life!  I get to utilize skills I learn just fiddling with my computer, using Power Points, making videos, news breifs, and other skills.

Right now I am really excited about what I am learning in my Developing World class.
I am learning about Indonesia specifically, and how development affects it.  We are learning about world poverty and what different cultures are trying to do about it.

We are focusing on current events and I am learning about the floods that are currently engulfing the nation.

I am also learning about the procedures of an advertising agency as I put it into practice in the I-comm agency.  We are working on a campaign for the Police and the School Library.

So, basically my life is crazy but I am enjoying it thoroughly. (Once my head stops spinning.)