About July 25, 2008

How often do you find yourself browsing the Internet for hours, not really achieving and at the end of the day realising you haven’t accomplished much? I do that a lot, and it makes me mad at myself, because I know I could have used just a few minutes of that time to try to make things better for others.

There are lots of things wrong in this world, and for most of them, it will take a lot more than an email sent or a petition signed to right them. However, if only 1% of the emails sent and the petitions signed bring real change, then it will have been worth signing the other 99%. As it is, I’m convinced that online activism is about more than being a couch potato. It makes you more aware of the rest of the world. It lets governments know that we are not an apathetic bunch. And from experience, I know it works.

So, next time you’re bored, do some good. I try to keep this blog as updated as possible.

About me: I blieve in flower power. I’m 23 years old. I want to go to sleep every night knowing I made this world a bit better than it was this morning. I’m fluent in four languages. I smile just to confuse people. I’m a complete hippy. I’m a twitter a lot. I like wearing suits. I’m looking for a job. I live in the Netherlands. I’ve worked for Greenpeace International. I’m passionate about anything related to the Arctic. I live in a 12 m² bedroom. I study International Law. I’m a procrastinator. My main mode of transportation is a bike. I love Facebook. I’m signed up to a dozen NGO newsletters, and I keep adding more. I’m the youngest in a family of three children. I hate Facebook. If I could live absolutely anywhere, it would be in Puglia, Italy. I love corny romance novels. I can’t stand Britney Spears yet love half her songs. I’ve lived in four different countries in the past four years. I don’t own a car. I am Juliette.