My Thoughts

For the interview they asked me to come prepared to talk about my favorite TED talk . I've watched quite a few, and I'm not sure which one to pick, so I went to TED.com to watch a few more.

The first one I found was Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time.

Although it wasn't her intention, Shukla did a great job at making me want to volunteer with her organization. Although there is a great amount going to teachers salaries in Indian slums, many of the teachers do not show up for school. As a result, there is a overwhelming gap in education. To remedy the problem, Shukla started a grassroots organization to teach one child at a time.

Check out the website to the organization: http://www.parikrmafoundation.org/

I'm coming close to the end of my philosophy studies, and I'm afraid I won't find a job that I will enjoy due to lack of proper qualifications. I just learned the other day that a former classmate that just graduated from the same philosophy program has moved back to his home town to take up a job in a coffee shop. I know that is far from what I plan on doing, I couldn't settle for that. Not to knock people that work in coffee shops, I've worked hundreds of hours in coffee shops, I'm sick of it and don't want to do it anymore.

I want to make positive contributions to humanity. Shukla's schools seem like an excellent place to do just that. And have an extraordinary life experience at the same time.

Well, off to do some homework, the end of the semester is less than two weeks away!