As expected
my recent note about the problems related to building a fence across
the Mexican border raised a little ire. I do not think the fence
will work. America needs to stop spending its money in foolish
ways. I really hope I am wrong because my guess is the fence will
be built and will be one more disaster. I hope not.
I believe we need to invest in education, in infrastructure
and in making the world a better educated and healthier place where
increasing numbers of people have hope instead.
To this end we have started a free children’s
lending library at our El Meson de las Flores in Ecuador. I cannot
tell you how happy the staff at the hotel are to be able to help
the kids there. Readers, their kids and school children from all
over the US have been donating books in Spanish and English. We
now have 470 books and have set up an entire lending library system.
Here is what Steve Marchant, our Man in Ecuador, just wrote to
the book donors.
“We here at El Meson are so enthusiastic
- the chance to make a difference is something that a lot of us
don't get. Together, the people who offer the books, those who
collect them, facilitators like you and me, and the volunteers
who administer the library, together, as a team, we can make a
big difference in a small community like Cotacachi. Thanks again,
Steve”
Here is a shot of some of the kids in Cotacachi
who will profit from this library and the free English and computer
lessons our foundation is giving there.
My guess is that these kids, given the opportunity
and education won’t want to sneak into the US or sneak anywhere.
They’ll sit in Ecuador and provide a valuable service to
all of us wherever we are in the world. We live in a global economy
and these children, like children everywhere, are our future.
Here is the wild thought. What if we put
all the money we’ll spend on that fence and patrolling
that border into teaching kids how to produce and provide services
in their own countries so they would not want to leave? Would
that be a better way to solve this problem?
Until next message, good health, business and investing.
Gary
P.S. Speaking English is important for these
kids. Speaking Spanish is important for us! Join us for our Super
Thinking – Super Spanish course. Enjoy Ecuador and the
sun! See real estate for sale. Shop in the great markets. Laze
in the warm thermal pools as you learn to speak Spanish. For
details go to garyascott.com/catalog/superspanish.html
