perspective

Please check out my friend Emily's blog. Emily is also an international teacher whom I met at the job fair last year, and she is teaching in Cairo. Living so close to Gaza and all of the violence as well as her recent trip to Israel have given her a really interesting perspective on the events happening between the two groups. Even though I am geographically far removed from the region, there is something about living and working in another country, or perhaps being removed from the US "bubble," that has led me to a more worldly perspective on happenings around the globe. I feel more cognizant of the fact that no matter where you live, the world is made up of people just trying to make it through each day and find happiness, whatever that may be. It's incredibly sad that these people are caught up in a fight that really isn't even theirs, and where "right" and "wrong" are so blurred. In times like these, you really must stop and be thankful for the blessings and opportunities that we are so fortunate to have.