Holiday reading

One great advantage of having time off is being able to take the time to read books. Oh, I read all the time, but mainly for school these days. First, I read How to Change the World - Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein. This was an inspirational book about extraordinary people with little means but great ideas and drive who changed the world around them. Annie bought me a book called Acheter, c'est voter - Le cas du cafe by Laure Waridel. This books talks about fair trade coffee and the coffee industry in general. Did you know that in South America, people drink instant coffee? That's because even though large coffee-producing countries such as Columbia, Brazil and Mexico are in the area, the best beans are sold to the North American and European markets. The coffee sold locally is of a terrible grade, so much that instant coffee actually tastes better. Laure Waridel really makes a case for buying fair trade coffee whenever possible.