For the month of July, La Vida Idealist has asked bloggers to write about their experiences with machismo. This is the first post in that series. The gentlemen of the Taller Ulises Bicicletas: oh, how I hate them. Their store is located at the entrance to my building, and each day, coming or g[...]
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The New Normal
I’ve recently relocated from Lima, Peru, to Buenos Aires, Argentina; the difference is dramatic in almost every single way. This is the second of three posts addressing this transition (yes, that’s right, my last post’s extended metaphor border crossing story was post number one. Thanks, l[...]
June 17th, 2011 - 6:00 am § in Nonprofit Spotlight, Uncategorized
A Guest Post by Carolyn Chuong: Mucu-what?
Mucu-what? Carolyn Chuong Here’s a tongue twister for you. On Saturday I traveled to the village Mucuchachí for the opening of Mucuposada Mucuchá. I went with an NGO that I’ve been volunteering with called Programa Andes Tropicales (PAT), which is located in Mérida, Venezuela. Andes Tropic[...]
June 3rd, 2011 - 4:30 pm § in Mexico, Uncategorized
Tired and Ill in a Strange Land
I feel a bit up in the air. Both Alex and I have ear infections which have really taken it out of us both, and not just physically (the usual infection stuff: aching, headache, generally feeling rough etc). We have been hit financially, too – the visit to the doctor and some horse pill-sized antib[...]
May 26th, 2011 - 7:31 pm § in Uncategorized
Working the Venezuela National S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g B-e-e
The population of Caracas – rather, the population of Caracas in primary and secondary schools with strong English programs – was swept up in the excitement surrounding the preliminary rounds of the 2011 11th Annual National Spelling Bee. Children and teenagers from English language in[...]
Developing in Many Directions
Of course, it is only common sense that in the developing nations of the world, progress has been made in different areas at different speeds. Certainly in terms of convenience, Panama, my new country, has been a lot easier than Patagonia. Most essential items are available in Santiago, my new home,[...]
May 10th, 2011 - 3:22 pm § in Uncategorized
Being a Peacemaker
As he grabbed her she dramatically fell to the ground and laid in the street. He took the stick out of her hand and threw it into the grass. A few of the fastest of the crowd gathered around her as she laid there in defeat.[...]
Modern Muse
Recently I have been torn between writing about my current city, Guayaquil, or returning to my favorite Inca town in Peru, Ollantaytambo. This week I decided to return in my writing to the Sacred Valley in Peru, in order introduce my source of renewed inspiration in my teaching craft. This inspirati[...]
