Here and There

I really love these types of things - that give a succinct, clear, visual representation of just how differently people live around the world.

They are a good way to get some perspective.

I recently came across this project by Peter Menzel- called 'A Week of Groceries in Different Countries.' It's pretty eye-opening. The 28 different families who participated were photographed with a week's worth of food. They range from expensive and varied diets (Norway, $731.71) to the pitifully insufficient (a refugee camp in Chad, $1.23).

Of particular interest to me were the differences between the American family ($341.98):



and the Guatemalan family ($75.70):



And, while our week's worth of groceries here looks a lot different than the one pictured up top (and we don't spend anywhere near $341.98 per week on food), I can't say that our diet is as veggie-rich as the one in the picture from Guatemala. Something to look forward to!

Just another difference between Here and There...

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