Learn Free Vocabulary & Give Free Rice

This site seems like an awesome idea

http://freerice.com/index.php

However, they keep telling me I'm getting words wrong when they're correct.   It's frustrating and I can't find a place to "contact".

Edit:  They fixed it, woohoo.  Way to waste time at work!

Wire Artist

That is not a real motorcycle.  It is made out of wire.  Isn't it amazing?  You can see more shots here: JDWireArt

The reason I mention it is because I was fortunate enough to spend a week with the artist.  His name is Jonathan Daniel, and he's originally from Zimbabwe.  He spent a week at the school where I teach talking to the kids and showing them how to make things out of wire and beads.  The kids missed my classes to go to his, which meant that I had to go with them to his class.  Wow, what an experience!  Not only is he a talented artist, he is a fascinating person as well.

He started the week talking to the whole school about his life in Africa as a young boy.  He lived in extreme poverty and told them he went days at a time without food and that clothing was considered a "luxury".  He would scavenge through trash for food and find things to make toys out of.  For our kids, who want for nothing, I thought it was an especially excellent story to hear.  I missed his talk later in the same day telling how children in Zimbabwe were named - after where they were born, and some stories that were too mature for the younger kids.  I wish I had heard it, but the kids filled me in.  They were obviously moved.

He also started a non-profit group to aide widows and children in his home country, Dare to Share.  I felt very lucky to have spent so many days with this amazing person!