Hannah's Blog (7)

Sam Goldman was raised in Pakistan, Peru, India and Rwanda. One of his friend's sons was burned badly by a kerosene lamp. His idea was to make an affordable and safe light for people. His idea was D.light. Continue

In Canada, there is a city called Salt Springs. They have their own money, called Salt Spring Dollars ($$). They are equal to Canadian dollars. One of the ways this idea works is that they have well known native artists art on the bills, they have the same dimensions as regular Canadian money, so they can be inserted in ATMs, they expire, for which you need to trade them in for newer editions or Canadian money, it encourages local retail and have anti-counterfeit measures built into… Continue

I ride the bus to school each morning and afternoon. 10 long kilometers. I think that if I could change anything about the roomy busses, it would be to add power plugs. They could be attached to the ceiling. (The bus would have solar panels on the top) so that all the student with laptops, gaming systems, mp3 players and cellphones could charge up while on the road. Another idea that might also work (stormy weather) is to make the spinning wheels generate electricity as they go. This would be… Continue

I've never really stayed up late on New Year's, I'm not sure whether it's because I'm always too tired or another reason, but I never stay up. This night I would. I would stay up with whoever would want to with me, only we would do so without any technology or electricity. Candles would be our source of light. A wood burning fireplace would be our warmth. We would tell stories about when we were younger and all the dreams and crazy ideas we had. At midnight, we would make a wish for a better… Continue

It's March 10th, 2010. I would be having a big buffet meal with my family and friends. Everyone would bring something they made themselves. I imagine organic fruits and vegetables, fresh water and natural meats (no processors). We would be eating outside on a big picnic blanket. It would be a nice warm day and everything would be happy. The food would have been hard to find, and very expensive, but when every family brings an organic dish, we can feed a lot of people. My friends and I would… Continue

It's World Water Day 2020, and the way I would capture the world's attention is to have a challenge. I would get one volunteer from each continent to participate in a big event based on water. The objective would to be to use as little water as possible while having to complete a checklist that would include taking a shower, washing and preparing food, etc. This would spread awareness on how water is important.

When you are on the street and you see a homeless person begging, most people just walk by, thinking that someone else will give them some money. You think it would be obvious to give them some money. Most people think it's so obvious that they don't need to give some money. Continue