This blog will follow me during this week as I take part in http://livebelowtheline.com/
Eating below the poverty line.
In Australia, that means living on less than $2 a day, and I checked with the World Bank, and it is equivalent to $1 a day here in Thailand.
On my first day, I hadn't worked out what the Thai equivalent was so I lived WAY BELOW THE LINE... so all I ate was some pineapple and later some beans.
Yesterday as I was walking through the market, and looking at these piles of delicious tropical fruits and bags of them yummiest deserts on earth, the thought occured to me how much I am sacrificing here. I could be living in pure luxury... and it is quite affordable to. Instead I am going hungry, and bartering over 5 cents off the cost of my tomatoes...
It is now day 3, and I have yet to eat or go to the market, but below is a review of day 2:
35c in Bananas
17c Tomatos
35c in greens
10c in Mung beans
I managed to find cheap bananas. I realised if I went to the supermarket, I could hardly eat anything, so I have shopped in the local bulk market. I recommend people in Australia do the same.
So, that is day 2.
Yesterday, my fundraising efforts recieved a large donation from an anonymous 'old friend' I have no idea who it was from, but they gave enough to put 1 child through school for 18 months. Thank you.
I am now only $5 off reaching my goal, which was 2 years worth of schooling. If you would like to support the project please go to:
Thanks
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