Pic Updates

Rosia just developed some film from this summer so here's a random mix of pictures. Some are DC, NYC, CO.

You can tell which pics are on the east coast and which we are in CO by how clear or smoggy the sky is.

I’m now a Micro-Lender!

I’m reading Bill Clinton’s new book “Giving,” and one of the many things he talks about is a new web site that you may have already heard of, but totally blew me away, www.kiva.org.

Kiva is cool because it lets individuals make micro loans, starting at $25, to people in third world countries directly. You can browse profiles of people who need loans of any where from $500-$1,500 and read their stories. I made a $50 loan to a guy in Mexico who needs $1,200 to finish a construction project. This site bundles my small loan with that of other people across the web so that we can give people a real opportunity that they otherwise would never have. It’s remarkably simple, easy to do, and could have a real impact on poverty in the world today.

Kiva also collects the loan from recipients over the next year and will give out periodic updates on how their projects are going. While I personally am not concerned if my loan ever gets paid back I do recognize the sense of self worth and pride that comes from paying back a loan verses taking a hand out.