Archive for the ‘News’ Category

March 8th, 2010 - 12:59 pm § in Chile, News, Tips & Resources

More on Chile

Meridith Price recently wrote “Intern Spotlight: Opening Doors in Chile” and “Can English Really Open Doors“? When I heard the news of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile on the morning of Saturday, February 27th, the first thing I did was log into Facebook. With telephone [...]

March 7th, 2010 - 12:05 am § in Chile, News, Tips & Resources

Aftermath of Chilean Earthquakes

A week after the powerful earthquake, measuring 8.8 in magnitude, the people of Chile began three days of national mourning yesterday.  It may take several more weeks to completely understand the enormity of the damage caused by the earthquake last Saturday, the more than 120 aftershocks, and the s[...]

February 18th, 2010 - 9:58 am § in Around Town, Brazil, Day in the Life, Event, Looking, 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 - 12:56 am § in Around Town, News

We Want to Hear from YOU!

You may have noticed a new button the lefthand side of this blog that says “Feedback.” It’s a pretty straightforward ask: we’d love to know how we’re doing. La Vida Idealist was created in August with the goal of better supporting you, from helping you take that first s[...]

February 10th, 2010 - 10:51 am § in Costa Rica, Day in the Life, News, Nicaragua

Day in the Life: Elections in a Foreign Land

I didn’t realize how disenfranchised I would feel on Sunday as I eagerly observed Costa Rica’s presidential election. For weeks I had been reading about the candidates, listening to impassioned arguments between coworkers, and watching countless cars go by with their candidate’s colors streami[...]

February 4th, 2010 - 5:02 pm § in Bolivia, Doing, News, Peru, Volunteer

Cusco on My Mind

If you haven’t heard, there have been terrible floods in Cusco, Peru in the past week. Since we are in the thick of la epoca de la lluvia (the rainy season), rain is expected but the level of destruction seen in the area is unimaginable. Tourism is the main industry in Cusco, and the damage [...][...]

February 1st, 2010 - 12:10 pm § in News, Peru

Postcard From the Road: Rain, Landslides and Flooding Around Cusco

Most recently, Gustav Grahn Calminder was a volunteer in India for nine months, teaching math, English and working in a children’s home. Before India he studied photography in Finland and England and views photography as a way to explore and see the world. Now he is traveling in South America,[...]

January 25th, 2010 - 7:11 pm § in Brazil, News

My City of Ruins

Sometimes in Rio, I feel like I’m on the cusp of something great. The city is making a huge effort to improve in the face of its current limelight. Consultants are being brought in to aid security. Unidade de Polícia Pacificadoras (UPPs) are being established to reduce the number of violent death[...]

January 19th, 2010 - 6:59 pm § in News

$1 Million for Idealist – Vamos!

This post was originally published on Idealist.org by blog editor Julia Smith. By now you’re probably aware that Chase and Facebook are running a big contest this week, which will result in one nonprofit organization winning $1 million, and five runners-up winning $100,000 each. With your hel[...]

January 18th, 2010 - 11:21 am § in Looking, News, Tips & Resources, Volunteer

Helping Haiti: Things to Consider

Originally published on the Idealist.org homepage, this post has three sections: Donations; Volunteering Locally to Support Efforts in Haiti; and Volunteering in Haiti. Idealist staff Jeremy MacKechnie, Amy Potthast, Erin Barnhart, Eric Fichtl, Scott Stadum, and Julia Smith contributed. The outpouri[...]





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