One in 8 Million photoproject

The visually stunning One in 8 Million photo project (photosource: NYTimes)

Thanks to a friend (hat-tip GK), I came across this visually stunning photoproject, called One in 8 Million, that highlights the interesting lives of everyday people in New York City...like an 80 y/o tabloid photographer, a young female pathologist who has been performing autopsies at one of NYC's busiest hospitals, a 72 y/o accountant who works by night rather than the day, a chinese woman who adopted an ethiopian child, a teenage mom who was changed by the experience, etc.

Definitely check it out...

Skateistan

I thought this video in the New York Times this morning was interesting (though honestly, I thought this video was more fun...also love the song!)




According to their website, Skateistan is

Afghanistan’s first dedicated co-educational skateboarding school. The school will engage with the growing numbers of urbanised youth in Afghanistan through skateboarding and provide new opportunities in cross-cultural interaction and education. Students will be selected from a range of different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Student capacity will be developed in skateboarding, skateboarding instruction, project management, life skills and English. Our aim is to develop a program that empowers youth to take leadership on issues important to them and build networks that will counter current ethnic barriers. See our Frequently Asked Questions section for further details.

Awesome job opportunity for a student

New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof (also one of my favorite journalists) is offering a chance of a lifetime for any student based in the United States. He will take you on a trip to visit the places he does in remote parts of the world and give you a powerful stage (the New York Times paper and blog) to let your voice be heard.

So what kind of a person am I looking for? The truth is, I’m not entirely sure – except that I want someone with excellent communication skills, who can blog and vlog in ways that will capture the interest of other students. If you’ve done blogging, vlogging or journalism, be sure to mention that. Ditto for anything else that makes you special or will make your voice more memorable.

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