One day at lunch everyone danced together under an electric blue Asunción sky and it was easy to believe, at least for a second, that if all this buena ondaa and energy could translate to action, the world would be all right (in a left sort of way).[...]
Archive for the ‘Honduras’ Category
High Definition
Idealistic adventurers (whether in Latin America or elsewhere) inevitably find themselves in a world of contrasts. Some contrasts are devastating, others empowering, and then there are the contrasts that are neither here-nor-there. The last of these, whether they make us chuckle or swear, add uniq[...]
A Matter of Trust
Refreshed by a rare rain, Tegucigalpa felt bright and peaceful yesterday morning. The peace was shattered, though, when a coworker walked through the door and announced that she had been robbed at knifepoint. As she retold the story I marveled at her courage, at her luck in getting away unscath[...]
Shared Dreams
In a serendipitous coincidence with my new tasks on the Literacy Spark Team, an invitation found its way into my hands from the Riecken Foundation to attend a presentation about their local programs. I’d previously heard great things about Riecken’s work with libraries and was curious to learn m[...]
