After working in free clinics in the outskirts of Xela, Guatemala for two months, I can tell you that every day in the clinic is "the craziest day that you’ve seen at the clinic." Women lining up out of whatever building has been converted into the clinic that day, holding two children by the hand[...]
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
An Avalanche of Human Rights for Same-Sex Couples
In the United States stereotypes abound regarding Latin America’s strong machista culture (with corresponding levels of homophobia). But recent victories for homosexuals (in Uruguay, Argentina, and Mexico City) should call into question such assumptions given that Latin America appears to be getti[...]
March 4th, 2010 - 4:29 pm § in Around Town, Chile
Can English Really Open Doors?
As soon as Meridith Price had her first taste of travel, she knew she’d been struck with a bad case of wanderlust. While searching for a cure for her condition in Latin America, she found herself petting alpacas in Cusco, mountain biking in the San Pedro de Atacama desert, dining al fresco in San [...]
Poco a Poco…
Little by little. This is the attitude you must have at all times when working in the vast world of community development in Latin America. I have learned that nothing should be taken for granted, for change happens slowly. And when it does happen, even if just a tiny bit, it should be celebrated. T[...]
