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June 22nd, 2010 - 2:52 pm § in Around Town

Dear Latin America

Dear Latin America, Thank you for teaching me how to feign a command over salsa steps and for putting people in my path who will happily sway me to the beat of your music. Thank you for feeding me fruit that ostensibly appeared downright poisonous, ominous or otherwise inedible and for showing me th[...]

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June 8th, 2010 - 2:10 pm § in Day in the Life, In the Field, Volunteer

From Capacity Building to Building Homes: Relief Work in Guatemala

There is a certain eeriness to feeling every joint in one’s spine. A mere wave is enough to make an arm shake. And a tetanus shot will render one’s favorite sleeping position out of commission for a couple of days. Shoveling is hard work. You bury the shovel in a mountain of mud, lift, d[...]

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