I really, really enjoyed the NY Times today! Every article I read was so interesting that I read it for over a half hour without even realizing it. The cover story about the Saudi Monarch granting women the right to vote was so informative! The journalist got quotes from the monarch as well as the Saudi Arabian women, and it was such a cultural shock to me to actually see how far behind women are socially compared to in the United States. It’s something as simple as that that I take for granted every day, and I forget that women everywhere do not have the right to vote, right to drive, or even own her own ID card! The right to vote is such a small but significant step for the empowerment of women in the Middle East.
The picture at the bottom of the page of the beautiful, high tech building also caught my eye immediately. This building, called the Via Verde, is set in the Bronx as a public housing unit that promotes health, well being and environmentally conscious decisions. Finally, a public housing unit that does not look like crap! I completely agree with the money spent towards making this building look good and exceptionally nice.
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