One Down

I am finished! Well, with one class. My first module class is complete...no more Gender and Development. I have one class under my belt, which also meets one of my required courses for graduation.

It's a little funny: just 7 weeks of class and I am finished with a course before midterms have taken place for others!

Cleaning Up The Past

Land Mines that were planted more than 30 years ago in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa are being removed by the international organization HUMAID. These mines hindered farm land from being cultivated in a predominately agriculture based community. While the clearing of land and safety of the population is important, I think the mental freedom of not living around land mines is so amazing. The liberation of not being surrounded by fear is priceless.

All Africa article: Mine-free farms

The organization hopes to be finished clearing away the existing lannd mines by 2011. So far they have removed 21 mines.