Wednesday January 19, 2010 Global studies lecture

I just sat through what was very possibly the most interesting lecture I have ever attended.  A man named Jeff Kottler came into our Global Studies class to speak to us about his experiences in the poor villages in Nepal.  He explained to us that girls were disappearing in the village and nobody was really willing to admit what was happening to them.  He found out that their parents were in terrible situations and not able to afford for the girls to go to school for less than $50 a year.  If they could not afford it, these 12 year old girls were taken away from their families and worked as sex slaves for the next few years until they died of diseases.  Mid lecture he broke down in tears speaking of these poor girls who he has saved by the foundation he started.  It was extremely emotional and eye opening for everyone to experience.  It is really shocking how much one lecture can influence you to want to do something that you never thought you would.  I grabbed a pamphlet at the end and began looking at it.  It is so hard to see the faces of these young girls and how their lives can be saved with such a small amount of money to attend school.