Twisted!

My greatest find for the day: Jessica Zafra's blog :) I always loved her humor, albeit cynical, sarcastic, and sometimes dark. She's just a good author who knows how to deliver a punch:) She reminds me a lot of a certain friend of mine who is brutally frank, but oh so hilarious…that is, as long as I’m not the subject of her ridicule. Although on occasion, I have been and I just gave it right back to her. I think that’s why we’re friends coz we can take it. Hahaha…If anything, she helped me accept constructive criticism:) Miss yah, Nades!

While perusing Twisted, I saw this article referenced and I decided to read it: "Philippines: Workers for the World." It's rather sad, but I know it speaks [mostly] of the truth. My personal example? My siblings! My brother is a product engineer in California, my sister is a nurse in Maryland, and I am in grad school hoping to find work in the US academic system. We all still fondly talk about the Philippines and firmly believe that there’s no place like home. Yet we choose to be here because engineers, nurses, and teachers don’t make enough back home to provide bright futures for the next generation. How do you send your kids to [good] schools on $15 a day [or less]? I would love to be that one person who decides to go back home and make a difference…but at what cost--and not just financially speaking?

Maybe I can work through the organization that I’m in so that we can contribute to projects that aim to help the students in the Philippines. Is it enough to make a difference one child at a time?

Maybe when I’m working, I can periodically go back and give lectures, hold seminars, and/or teach special courses during the summer months. Would that be enough?

Maybe when John and I get tired of the rat race and we’ve put our kids through school, we’ll go back and make that difference. Would it be too late? I hope not.