New Week

I have a feeling that this week is going to be amazing! :)

I have a lot of work, but I think that it will work out. Sean Carasso of Falling Whistles is here this week!!! YAHOO!!!!! I just know that wonderful things are going to come out of it.

Education

Another thing that I am passionate about is education. Tonight on the phone I cried after finishing up a debate about current educational problems. I cried because I feel so much passion and force in my heart. I hurt thinking about the problems that our education system is facing.

I want to teach more than anything. It is the only thing that I am sure about in my future. The education system has so many problems right now and it is so troubling to be to see it happening. I want to help. I want to teach children and help the education system. In the last post I spoke of the power of one person. A teacher is one person. Every child should have a teacher that was inspiring to him or her. That inspiration goes a long way.

I should go to sleep. Sleep is only sometimes good for college students :)

One of those days...

Well hello! Yesterday, I had a wonderful day! And I also realized if I want to get anywhere with this blog then I have to write all the time, not just when something "profound" happens.

Well, something profound happened yesterday.

First, I went to a talk about the Invisible Children hold-out in Oklahoma...which was awesome! I have the highest respect for the Sewanee students who went. They are truly some of my hometown heroes. Not only was it amazing hearing them tell us about the experience and everything else that was going on, but the director of the documentary "For the Bible Tells Me So," came to tell us about his new documentary and to applaud the students who held out in Oklahoma.

Daniel G. Karslake is the director of the documentary. His newest film he is working on is called "Every Three Seconds." When he came into talk to us, he said that he wanted to show that one person could make a difference. I am a firm believer in the fact that one person can make a difference.

A few weeks ago in one of our Whistler Society meetings, we were talking about this very thing, and how challenging it is for us to fully grasp. It is something that is difficult for me to keep thinking. After time, one just begins to think..."I can't do this on my own...what can I possibly do on my own?" Lord, I can't even being to think how much I've been there. I am not saying that one person is the way to go. People are definitely powerful in groups. However, one person can accomplish something that seems astonishing and wonderful. One single person. One idea. Crazy huh? I think so.

So here is idea. I am going to make an etsy shop online called "crafts4thecongo." I am going to make bags and whatever else I can manage to sew and knit up this summer. 100% of the proceeds will go to non-profits who help the Congo. This is my idea. And I am going to work hard to let it happen. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Although, I could just be one person. But like I said, one person matters :)