Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Comments on Jerri Bird- Laura Ann
I really enjoyed hearing Jerri Bird's experiences last week. It was really interesting to hear her experiences of being around the world. I am really interested in traveling to the middle east, but I am not sure if I would actually want to live in the middle east. I would really love to attend one of the tour dates of Jerusalem Women Speak. Ms. Bird's experiences of living in Saudi Arabia because she described them so well. It was interesting to hear about how things had changed from the first time that she lived there. It was also encouraging to hear about how women there have decided to pursue education and are being treated somewhat equally. I love that Ms. Bird felt so inspired by the women in Jerusalem to begin this tour about peace.
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Thanks for writing specifically about her. She was not the most charismatic of speakers, but she has a long history of studying about women's issues and the peace process.
I have also been interested in traveling in the Middle East, but also in living there. Chet recently learned of job opportunity there that would be amazing to do. When I first heard I completely dismissed it - thinking I would have to be crazy to live there (because of all the wars and fighting). However, after hearing Ms. Bird, I am rethinking my initial reaction. While I know that war should not define the people who live in the Middle East, being in America it's hard to think of anything but - I think she helped put it into perspective for me.
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