Mexico, check! ;)

I'm rather sad that I have no cause to post real travel entries for the coming months, but nonetheless happy to have an excuse to post something here!

The money I loaned to a group of small business owners in the Dominican Republic was repayed on schedule, and since there weren't any posted businesses in need for the Dominican, I moved it into Mexico ;) It's now helping a group of women increase stock in their small grocery stores. $25 can sure get around!

I'm always plugging Kiva in real life, so here's a little more information on what is, in my humble opinion, the best thing on the web!



Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). By doing so, individuals like you provide affordable working capital for the poor (money to buy a sewing machine, livestock, etc.), empowering them to earn their way out of poverty.

Mexico!

My dad and I went to Mexico for a week in early 2001 (I think, it could have been 2000)! We stayed at a gorgeous all inclusive, the Reef Club Yucatan. The primary aim of course was to relax, but seeing as I was taking high school Spanish at the time and was so interested in the Mayan ruins, we went on visits to Uxmal and Chichen-Itza. I'm pretty glad we did, because I hear that you can't climb Chichen-Itza's great pyramid anymore. I had my Spanish projects done for that semester! My dad took some gorgeous photos, but these were the days before digital cameras. Hopefully I'll get a few up on here one day!