tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post3666228682591712828..comments2023-12-25T02:46:52.723-04:00Comments on Awareness: Are you as smart as a 6th grader?awarenesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-89785065287587333902009-05-26T06:50:06.878-03:002009-05-26T06:50:06.878-03:00Abbey....Both of mine are becoming more and more i...Abbey....Both of mine are becoming more and more in tune with world issues. They have been involved with a great group in town who are socially active....even their camping weekends are themed that way. What I like about their activities right now is how self directed they are....making their own way through the awareness of social issues. Both have opportunities for international travel to attend camps and such on leadership and cultural awareness etc. My boychild will be attending one in Costa Rica next winter and will hookup with delegates from 11 other countries for a month. <br />It does seem like nothing changes....awareness must increase before changes can happen.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-19555215214042614422009-05-26T03:32:33.620-03:002009-05-26T03:32:33.620-03:00Your boychild sounds like my girl, little social a...Your boychild sounds like my girl, little social activists... Bella is studying french to work with community aid abroad... but told me she no longer wants to be a doctor as people die... thinking shed moved to nursing I asked what she had decided on being... she answered... a waitress...lol<br /><br />I find Bella and her friends are very social minded and usually can put me in my place with a few facts<br /><br /><br />Females represent 70% of the population living in extreme poverty.<br /><br />The most common form of violence is directed at females, predominantly in a domestic situation.<br /><br />it seems nothing changes (sigh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com