i hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

this week is thanksgiving. and i have a TON to be thankful for. things have been going well at work.

the environmental club is doing particularly great. you can see photographs and read about our adventures here on our blog. every entry has an English language translation below the Macedonian language so just scroll down y'all.

i am most thankful that i recently scored a grant to get $15,000 GIS (geographic information systems) software for free for my NGO.

this is excellent news as now we can create awesome databases, maps, and represent spaitial data in a variety of ways. AND i can use it for my thesis. woot woot!

in other news:
are you finding yourself feeling apathetic about climate change? do you wince every time somebody says carbon dioxide or polar bear?

well let's keep things fresh and new! here are 25 reasons to care about climate change that maybe you have not considered before.

ALSO: the United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009 [COP15] is coming up soon. this will take place from December 7th to December 18th, 2009.

maybe in all the bustle of your busy lives you find yourself confused about what this copenhagen stuff is all about. want a short crash course in COP15?

well you are in luck because the reporters at Grist Magazine have also made things really easy for you with Copenhagen 101

and just in incase you are now really excited about caring about climate change and COP15 here are 15 people who may be key players at COP15.

i hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving this week!

byeness