Jeannie Lee's Page

I live in New York City, and I think that people in this city are pretty resilient to disasters. They have gone through a lot, namely 9/11, and they are becoming more and more resilient by the day. They are getting prepared for all kinds of terrorist attacks, security has been strengthened, and extra caution is taken at the airport. However I believe that new yorkers do need to be less racist and try to be more understanding towards people of other ethnicity. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist… Continue

In my local community the most likely threat that is likely to happen in my community might be medical crises, or economic emergencies, or natural disasters. My neighborhood is not located in an area likely to receive natural disasters easily, but since it's near a body of water, there's a possilbility that it might happen. Another disasters that my neighbors might experience might be public transportation accident. There are lots of railways and buses going on in my neighborhood, and if… Continue

I discovered this system called Kiva. I would like to expand on the idea behind this organization and start out my own program on a bigger scale. My system will connect people across the world through the internet, pretty much similar to how Kiva works, but I would like to have them share not only the financial transactions, but also individual belongings. Kiva was built on the belief that people generally share good heart, and that when people are wealthy, they will be self motivated to help… Continue

I would like to create a bartering system in a poor neighborhood somewhere. I believe that bartering is a very good way for people to trade things that they need, and avoid any unnecessary wastes. Sometimes if they were to go buy something new, they would have to spend a lot of money for something that they would need only for a little while. This is where bartering might come in handy.