What I Learned Today

For several years now, I have been making microloans via kiva.org and just made my 49th loan. I started out with $200 and that same $200 has been recycled all those times and re-lent. I can't imagine a better use for it.

In terms of choosing my loan people, I always choose women and chose today a woman who raises sheep in Azerbaijan. I've heard the country on the news, knew how to pronounce it but didn't know more than that.

So first here's where it is:



Note that the capital is Baku -- now that's a city I'd never heard of -- hoping someone reading this will win big money on Jeopardy knowing the capital of Azerbaijan. And here is downtown Baku: