RSA Animate - First as Tragedy, Then as Farce (via theRSAorg)
i feel compelled to share this.
my weekend in a nutshell!
Saigon traffic is absolutely insane. This doesn’t even encompassed the organized chaos that goes on.
No Envy, No Fear by Joshua Radin from Simple Times
Current go-to artist: Joshua Radin
No Envy, No Fear
Some are reaching few are there, wandering from a heros chair, some are scared to fly so high, well this is how we have to try
Have no envy and no fear, have no envy, no fear
Brother brother we all see, your hiding out so painfully, see yourself come out to play, a lovers rain will wash away
You envy and you fear, so have no envy, no fear
When your sister turns to leave, only when she’s most in need, take away the cause of pain, by showing her were all the same.
Have no envy and no fear, have no envy and no fear
And every day we try to find, we search our hearts and our minds, the place we used to call our home, can’t be found when were alone
So have no envy, no fear, have no envy and no fear
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So the room that I usually sleep in (the one with AC) is now filled with ants. We forgot to take the skittles jar out last night and I woke up this morning with an ant colony surrounding it. Not happy.
I’ve been in Vietnam for about 2ish weeks now, and it has been pretty great. My money goes really far here so being broke isn’t as big of a deal anymore. Been bumming around aunts and uncles couches, which isn’t bad.
Loving how fresh all the food and fruits are here…YUMMY! Been substituting coconut and sugarcane juice for water :)! Though, I think it’s so ironic that my family keeps feeding me food and then turns around and call me fat! First of all, I’m not stick skinny but by no means am I FAT. Second of all, criticizing my weigh is by no means a productive way to get to me to excercise. If anything, it’s counter productive. What my family still haven’t figured out is that I need to do things on my on accord, stop telling me what to do because I’m not going to do it. Furthermore, it’s my vacation, let me enjoy it please!
Ten Things You Should Know About International Women’s Rights
1. One in three women die or are seriously injured as a result of gender-based violence. Violence against women results in more deaths among women ages 15 to 44 than the total number of women who die because of war, malaria and cancer.
2. An estimated four million women and girls are bought and sold worldwide each year, either into marriage, prostitution or slavery.
3. One out of every six American women have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. An estimated 60 percent of all rapes are not reported to the police.
4. Approximately 96 million young women in developing countries still cannot read or write. Globally, girls account for 55 percent of children not in school.
5. Nearly 75 percent of those displaced by violent conflict are women. Displacement leaves women without access to health care, proper nutrition or education. Displaced women face a higher threat of gender-based terrorism and violence.
6. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda resulted in hundreds of thousands of violent sexual assaults, resulting in an estimated 250,000 women falling victim to HIV/AIDS. While many women awaiting treatment died, their perpetrators receive antiretroviral therapies in prison.
7. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that actually denies women the right to vote by law. In other parts of the world, where women are legally allowed to vote, many women still struggle to exercise their rights. For example, in Afghanistan, some women were denied the right to vote in 2009 because the country lacked the necessary amount of female staff members to provide enough polls for women.
8. With its rate of violence, sexual assault and inadequate health care, Afghanistan remains the most dangerous place in the world for women to live.
9. In 1974, Isabel Peron became the world’s first woman president, when she was elected President of Argentina. Around the world, 68 women have served as head of state in their country (not including monarchies). Currently, 38 women serve as head of government around the world. In 1997, Ireland became the first country to succeed power from one female president to another.
10. African nations have more women in parliament than most western nations. Rwanda ranks number one in world rankings for the highest representation of women at 49 percent.
Shops and stands outside of my grandma house! Loving the colors that adorn the streets of Vietnam!
Bit by a mosquito, one eye is bigger than the other now :(.
