Check out this new Web site, where you can help end world hunger and test your English vocabulary while you procrastinate from whatever you're supposed to be doing on your computer. (In my case, writing a story for the Living section of this fine newspaper.)
The Web site, which launched in early October, donates 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program each time you match a word with its correct definition. The rice is paid for by advertisers on the site.
In five minutes of playing, I reached vocab level 42 and donated 300 grains of rice. Now, I've never counted grains of rice on my plate, but I'm thinking that might make for a couple of mouthfuls.
How's that for some productive procrastination?
(Note: This whole productive procrastination thing is something I really succeed at... look for a future post on this enlightening subject... I may have found the key that millions of people and companies have been awaiting... maybe I should write a book about it and it will be such a revolutionary idea that I'll become a millionaire and... well, back to the subject at hand).
The Web site estimates that about 25,000 people die each day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. That's pretty depressing. Especially when most of us can walk into a grocery store or food pantry and fill our bellies with ease.
I also like the warning on the bottom corner of the home page: "This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance..."
Check it out... then leave a comment here of how many grains you donated as you got smarter!
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