In This Issue Thank You! Orientation in Costa Rica The Team is Growing Book Review: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man TBB will begin accepting applications for the 2009-2010 academic year October 1st.  Apply early as space is limited. Apply Now Donors Special thanks to those who have given financial support to Thinking Beyond Borders. Inspiration Donors $25,000 and more Thomas Barry Leadership Donors $10,000 - $24,999 Tom Stephenson Visionary Donors $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Gerald & Paula McNichols Family Foundation Empowerment Donors $1,000 - $2,499 James Blake Capitol Group (Matching Donor) Deloitte DiGeronimo Family Marilyn & Phil Doyle Mickey & Mary Lou Karipides RD Kern David & Katie Linich Lawrence & Elizabeth Noble Patricia O'Keeffe Janet & Bob Pendoley Grady Smalling Founding Donors $250 - $999 Bullpen Brawlers Eion Hu Wendy & David Lingafelter James Ray Richard Sloane Jim & Andrea Thome Gary & Pamela Trinetti We update our website monthly with a Complete List of TBB's financial contributors. We are continuously fundraising to provide scholarships to students in need so this powerful program will be available to all qualified applicants.  Donate Now Support TBB Through iGive It's free! Support Thinking Beyond Borders by doing your normal online shopping at over 682 online stores!  Barnes & Noble, ebay, Home Depot, REI, Best Buy, Expedia, and hundreds more will donate up to 26% of your total purchase to TBB when you register with iGive.  Membership is completely free and it's a great way to support TBB at no extra cost to you. Translations       September 2008 Greetings! September 1st marked the beginning of TBB's second fiscal year, September 4th the first group of TBB students departed for orientation in Costa Rica, and September 15th two new individuals joined the TBB team. Thank You! Early September marked two major milestones in the young but vibrant story of TBB.  First, the beginning of the month brought an end to TBB's first fiscal year and the beginning of its second.  Having successfully achieved an ambitious fundraising goal and completed the year well under the budget approved by the TBB Board of Directors, there was clearly quite a bit to celebrate.  Second and most importantly, the first TBB program group departed.  As we mark both of these tremendous achievements, it is crucial that we take the time to recognize some of the incredible contributions of the TBB community.  You all have truly made this possible.  Read More Orientation in Costa Rica When asked what they thought of orientation - between exclamations of "It was awesome!" and "It got me really fired up!" - the students talked about how well the group began to come together right from the beginning, the incredible adventures, and the interesting discussions.  They spoke of things they found challenging (like jumping off a waterfall) and things they never expected to do (like collecting eggs from a sea turtle and burying them in a hatchery under a nearly full moon).  Read More The Team is Growing With Robin and Sandy on the road there is plenty of work to be done around the TBB office.  We've called in some reinforcements and would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to two new members of the TBB team.   Read More Book Review: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins John Perkins was part of a small and secretive sect among international corporate executives known as "Economic Hit Men" or EHMs.  After nearly 30 years as an EHM, this book exposes the little known history of how a few pivotal figures changed the course of world history.  By filling a key intermediary role among development corporations, international lenders, and developing nations, EHMs like Perkins served to skew statistical analyses and exert undue influence on decision makers.  The result, according to Perkins, has been the intentional saddling of developing nations with massive international debt, while funneling large engineering projects and the funds to pay for them to US corporations.  Perkins conveys stories of corruption, intrigue, and conspiracy to impoverish those in the greatest need, and he does it all from the position of someone who made it all happen.   Read More Now the TBB student group is settling into life in Ecuador - building ecological toiletes, digging wells, and learning about the development issues surrounding water in a rural indigenous community - but that is a story for next month! As they say in Costa Rica... Pura Vida! Sandy Pendoley Co-Founder Thinking Beyond Borders www.thinkingbeyondborders.org Thinking Beyond Borders is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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