Today we went to the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. Our tour guide made sure we knew every detail about everything in that museum. It did take a very long time, but it was very informative. I cannot believe that I had never heard of Norman Borlaug before even though he is one of seven (two other two being Ellie Weisel and Martin Luther King Jr.) to earn the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Gold Congressional Medal, and the Nobel Peace Prize.

The chapter we read in  Robert Paarlberg’s book was really helpful in forming my opinion about the Green Revolution. It was very obvious that the World Food Prize organization had a positive view of the Green Revolution since its main guy was the brain behind it, but Paarlberg made it a little less obvious. He provided both arguments, but it seemed like he leaned on the side of agreeing with it. He provided lots of statistics that supported his point while undercutting those who reject it.

My favorite part of the museum today was the hall of Howard Buffet’s photography. The pictures were striking and really held my attention. Seeing how people from other countries really had to work for their food humbled me. Many of the children were skinny, even emaciated. My favorite was the picture was the one of the girl from Bangladesh with the scarf over her head. Her eyes were beautiful and reminded me of the girl in National Geographic. They looked so distrustful, though, and maybe hurt, but curious. I love eyes. I’m probably reading too much into it, but that wouldn’t be unusual for me.

Women make up 75-80% of the world’s farmers!

My favorite is the girl with the scarf over her head and pretty eyes