Reflections In A Mirror

Monument Valley in the mirror. Photo by Utrecht

I Should Learn to Shut Up...

Back in April, I made an apology to everyone involved with the Foundation and it's workings. Little did I realize then I would be repeating myself a second time. But, here we are. I will spare you the repetitive rhetoric and simply say "I an very sorry for the many days between posts".

WAY Past Due

The following are Kiva loan recipients from May 1, 2010. So, please welcome:

Gborbaah Group, Photo Courtesy of Kiva.org

Flor De María Díaz Sosa, Photo Courtesy of Kiva.org

Djikiya Group, Photo Courtesy of Kiva.org

Julius Khamalishi Imbali, Photo Courtesy of Kiva.org

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KIVA.ORG

With these 4, TPF has made a total of 44 loans of $50.00 each. Currently, 16 recipients have repaid in full and we have 28 outstanding. There have been no defaults. Again, not too bad!

Following these distributions, $211.96 remained in the Kiva account. The month of May saw repayments of $104.76 and $179.08 was repaid in June for a grand total of $495.80 in the account.

To follow the TPF loans, checkout: Travellerspoint Foundation on Kiva.

TRAVEL UNRAVELLED BLOG

There has been one new submission to the TU blog during the months of May and June:

Returning Home by Jon Shapiro (jonshapiro) of Vagabonding at 60.

If you have an idea for a TU entry, please send an e-mail to unravelled [at] travellerspoint [dot] com. Include your subject, a short description of the material you would like to cover and a request to be added as an author. If possible, send a short sample of your entry. The TP Foundation earns $5.00 from every published submission.

THE BOOK CLUB

There has been one new submission to the Book Club during the month of May:

Madam Bovary By Gustave Flaubert - Reviewer: Irise Rain

The Book Club is affiliated with the Amazon Associates Program. Follow a link in a review, make a purchase (books, products, gift cards, etc.) and the TP Foundation earns a percentage of the purchase price.

If you would like to contribute a book review, please contact Peter, Eric or Gretchen (me). You can also get in touch with me through foundation [at] travellerspoint [dot] com.

ADSENSE PROGRAM

On May 1, 2010 - AdSense released $103.86 and deposited that amount into the TPF bank account on May 25th. On June 9th, $100.00 was transferred to the TPF PayPal account. The current TPF bank account contains $13.86 with another AdSense payment to be deposited very soon.

AMAZON ASSOCIATES PROGRAM

During the months of May and June, no one purchased anything. So, no money in the TPF coffers this time around.

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Anyway, stay tuned as another update is forthcoming. Yup, more loans and money talk. But, to pass the time, please enjoy this little concert by Los Lobos (from Los Lobos Goes Disney):

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you

If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do

Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing

Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true

Thank you for stopping by and that's just my two cents worth...