Blog Post 1

                 Globalization has affected my life in ways that I really have never even noticed. Today, we live in a society centered on convenience. We really don’t recognize how easy things are for us and how lucky we are to have so many options. One way that I am affected by globalization is all of the choices that I have every time I go grocery shopping. I can choose almost any fruit and any vegetable from a grocery store like Wal-Mart. Some of these foods are not grown in America, yet in a twenty minute drive I can gain access and possession of them. Although this is true, these foods are not necessarily safe to eat. Pesticides and other dangerous things can easily be on the food that I obtain. Another way that globalization affects me involves jobs.  Jobs that my family members and I could be getting are outsourced to other countries where people will do the work for an incredibly low price. I am now competing with people all over the world for jobs. Gas prices are an example that show how globalization has increased the price. Global economies are growing and competition is causing prices to increase. A large topic today, technology, is also a large way that my life has changed. I have a phone, laptop, and TV all manufactured in countries other than the United States. International businesses and technology have changed the way that I can communicate and receive the things that I want. The world is quickly becoming global and changing every second.