When I was little, my family bought a computer over which my sister and I would constantly fight. To quote a great movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy: “It was the most useful thing the gods had ever given them, a real labor-saving device. But the gods had been careless. They had sent only one. And [...[...]
Posts Tagged ‘technology’
Nerd Notes: Navigating New Ways of Living
I’m a straight up nerd. I love technology and am on an undying quest to expand people’s access to information. Moving to Guadalajara, Mexico from San Francisco, CA to get Adapting to Scarcity off the ground has proved to be an… interesting transition for me. For years I’v[...]
October 30th, 2009 - 12:56 pm § in Bolivia, Good Ideas, In the Field, Peru, Tips & Resources, Volunteer
The Biggest Mistake Volunteers Make
I have been thinking about the time I’ve spent down here in Latin America volunteering over the past five months, and I understand it isn´t a sacrifice everyone can make. Those who have children or grandparents they need to care for, a job whose security cannot be jeopardized, or too much d[...]
September 24th, 2009 - 7:44 pm § in Around Town, Good Ideas, Looking for Opportunity, News, Tips & Resources, Volunteer
Building a Better Web and World: Mozilla Service Week
Last week, Idealist.org was one of many partners who collaborated with Mozilla for the first ever Mozilla Service Week. The goal was to encourage individuals who want to make both the Web and the world a better place to step up and offer nonprofits their talents. The results were impressive. Volunte[...]
Little Differences
Coming from Canada, I never gave much thought to how much choice we have and how we are continuously being bombarded with the ‘latest and greatest.’ But it was not long after volunteering at Holy Cross Anglican School that I started noticing little differences between the kids in Belize and in C[...]
