The
question that seems to plague citizens of almost every country is the age old
question: “what is the secret to happiness”.
Our blog group analyzed what the secret to happiness is and what makes a
country happy. We consulted many
different studies to determine the happiest countries in the world and then
chose countries from distinct parts of the world to profile and analyze. We analyzed Bhutan, known for their unique
way to measure happiness using a Gross National Happiness Index (GNH) unique to
the country. This allows the government
to measure how happy their country is and what aspects of life in Bhutan make
their citizens happier. Bhutan is a good
example of a country that has brought happiness down to a science. The next country we profiled was Mexico and
brought into question the connection between money and happiness. Mexico is not considered a wealthy country
yet their people are considered some of the happiest in the world.
We
found that the easiest way to research was to start with the news outlets that
they took us to in the academic searches this information came from. We were able to accumulate a lot of
information and then as a group take turns researching and putting this
information into a post. This allowed us
to pick the sources that we felt best related to our topic and use our group
members’ abilities to write the best posts we could. As a group we learned that
schedules do not always add up but fortunately Google Drive allowed us to
participate on blog posts at different times of the day.
This
project helped me put into perspective the things that are important to people
in other countries and how that differs from what we think is important in the
United States. It is inspiring to learn
about others who live in countries where they have so little yet they are so
grateful for what they have. It’s funny
how we get caught up in our own lives and forget how special certain things are
to people who have nothing.
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