Archive for the ‘Event’ Category

August 19th, 2010 - 2:20 pm § in Argentina, Around Town, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Event, Honduras, News, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela

Americas Social Forum in Summary

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).[...]

July 15th, 2010 - 12:20 pm § in Around Town, Costa Rica, Country, Culture, Event, In the Field

Ode to Costa Rica

In my last post, I don’t think I was very convincing of living la vida idealist, naming all the possible health problems I could get and how I have lots of time in this slower pace of life to sit and think about them. So with this space, I’m going to do the opposite and [...][...]

July 13th, 2010 - 9:58 am § in Event, Good Ideas, Guatemala, Tips & Resources, Volunteer

When it Comes to Fundraising, Be Persistent

I have been volunteering with the preschool classrooms at San Pablo la Laguna for two years, and with the Ayudame a Pintar Mi Futuro (APMF) project in San Pedro for over a year now. Every six months, I buy a lot of the work of local artisans and weavers and take it to my [...][...]

July 9th, 2010 - 1:31 pm § in Culture, Day in the Life, Event, Peru, Volunteer

I’ll Take a Little Potato with My Dirt

Last weekend, I participated in a huatia event with some of my gringo friends and their coworkers. Huatia is a tradition that dates back to the days when the Incan Empire was more than just some stones serving as the façade of a hotel. It is an event where potatoes and other food are cooked [...][...]

March 25th, 2010 - 10:52 am § in Brazil, Event, Good Ideas, News

World Urban Forum: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Between March 22 and 26, the city of Rio de Janeiro will host the 5th edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF), sponsored by the United Nations agency for human settlements, UN-Habitat. It is the first time this event will be held in Latin America. A record number of people from over 170 countries hav[...]

March 12th, 2010 - 6:54 pm § in Bolivia, Culture, Ecuador, Event

My Carnaval Experience in Bolivia

Carnaval in Bolivia lasts for the whole month of February, starting with previos (pre-party) until the burying of the pepino and beyond, as Bolivians keep drinking and partying. Here is a synopsis of my Carnaval experience in Bolivia. The Friday before Carnaval, I was working on Pro Mujer’s borrow[...]

March 9th, 2010 - 8:04 am § in Culture, Event, Mexico, Nonprofit Spotlight, Op Ed

Without Corn There is No Country (Sin Maíz No Hay País)

“Maíz is life, it is happiness, it is parties, it is everything,” said Raúl, a campesino from the state of Hidalgo who we interviewed at the “¿Transgénicos? No, Gracias.” conference this week in Guadalajara.  “When the contaminated [genetically modified] corn came into our are[...]

February 18th, 2010 - 9:58 am § in Around Town, Brazil, Day in the Life, Event, Looking for Opportunity, News

Removal is a Social Crime!

Last week, I went to a demonstration in downtown Rio where favela residents were protesting against the city’s decision to remove several of their homes and neighborhoods. About two hundred men, women, and children —representatives from several communities — gathered in front of City Hall with[...]

February 16th, 2010 - 1:37 pm § in Colombia, Culture, Day in the Life, Event

Day in the Life: Barranquilla Carnival – ¡Quien lo vive, es quien lo goza!

The motto of Barranquilla’s Carnival, or Carnaval in Spanish, is ¡Quien lo vive, es quien lo goza! (literally, “Anyone who lives it, is who enjoys it”). Over the past month, life in Barranquilla has been turned upside down as people live and enjoy the start of the Carnival season. Sin[...]

January 29th, 2010 - 10:46 am § in Culture, Day in the Life, Event, Peru, Volunteer

Left My Heart in San Francisco

I’m happy to report that our last day in San Francisco, Peru ended just as eventfully as we had hoped. Much like the first day we arrived, our final day was largely highlighted by a matanza (massacre). Only this time the massacre involved an unlucky handful of chickens as opposed to a droopy-e[...]





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