We write this blog in English, our website is in English and most of those recognized on our site are English speakers. It is an absolute thrill and pleasure to learn about events like Feria Para Aprender where folks looking to excel in an English-speaking country can find the necessary resources to do so.
Knowledge is perhaps the most powerful tool we have in today's digital age. No, that's the wrong word to use. This is the communication age. Facebook, twitter, youtube, myspace, google, etc. are all breaking down barriers we didn't even know existed, while simultaneously constructing knew ones. People who live thousands of miles apart from one another are falling in love, when they still haven't met their next door neighbors. Or, if you are the person who wrote the recognition on Feria Para Aprender, you have no clue as to what's going on in your own community!
That is another reason why we wanted to talk about Feria Para Aprender. It's amazing what we can do online. This blog for example, or our website even, but we still find it absolutely incredible when things like Feria Para Aprender can physically bring together more than fifteen thousand people! We love what we can do with all the communication technologies available online these days, but never neglect what is going on in your own backyard. We love seeing people talk about how their communities have come together to do good things.
So go forth Friends, and Recognize Good in your own backyards (we mean your communities, we aren't expecting good things in your literal backyard, but please share if they do happen there as well!)
