what is going on in syria - especially if reports are true that they are denying entrance to the red cross and red crescent - is repulsive and inhumane and makes my stomach hurt.  i just made a little donation to the international red cross, and you can, too.

i get frustrated by this: i ask a current events question every day to my students, and i would ask them about this, but they have no idea where syria is, nor do 99% of them care.  granted, when i was 17, i'm sure i was the same way.  but it's just frustrating to feel like i'm the only person who urges them to pay attention to the greater world around them.  it is an uphill battle, and on this friday before spring break i'm too tired to fight it.