quasify

It’s too hot for either Maija or I to sleep this morning, so I’m up unpleasantly early resisting the urge to stick my head in the freezer. The only positive is that I’ve got an email from Kiva saying that one of the entrepreneurs on my list (Júlia Chambal, a clothing retailer from Boane, Maputo, Mozambique) has made a repayment of $88 dollars, or just under 20% of her original loan amount. This is exciting to me as an anecdotal proof of concept that the Kiva system can work. I’ve been playing with the idea of giving a Kiva gift certificate to everyone who I needed a birthday present for. I tested this on my dad but have been hesitant to implement this in full yet for fear of appearing sanctimonious.