Post Trip review

Considering that I am an economics major, our experiences in Belize with microlending have related greatly to my major. I was first attracted to the idea of making this trip because of the microlending concept that I had studied before. It was amazing to see the concepts studied actually happening in real life! It's one thing to sit in a classroom and talk about it, but another altogether to see it happening. Other concepts, such as the invisible hand of the free market, were displayed when bargaining prices for goods. That doesn't happen in the States - we just pay the price they say to - so to see everyone paying what they valued for the good really brought to mind the principles of consumer surplus and producer surplus.

Now, on to career aspirations...I get stressed out every time I am asked that question. I still don't know what I want to do after graduation, so I don't like to talk about it. I did right in my journal on the last morning, however, commenting how natural it feels for me every time I go on a trip like this one. I really could see myself in a position with the Peace Corps or something like that where I make a career out of service for others.