My plans for Monday were modest: leave Flores at 10 a.m. and arrive in Antigua around 9 p.m. Simple enough. But travel is never so simple in Guatemala. Eleven hours, a broken-down bus, and a lost cellphone later I found myself alone in Guatemala City facing yet another obstacle to my safe passage to[...]
Posts Tagged ‘protest’
Smells Like Justice
Argentines have a strong history of political activism. One of the most famous Argentines in history, Che Guevara, is an international symbol for revolutionaries. While Che is long gone, the revolutionary spirit is still alive and well in Argentina. In fact, it’s so potent you can smell it. Li[...]
I Called the President at 12:18 p.m.
On September 21, I participated in my first protest ever, locally called, Cariocas Ligando para o Clima (Cariocas Calling for the Climate). This protest was a global climate wake-up call organized by Avaaz and the TckTckTck campaign. The purpose of the protest, dubbed a “flash mob,” was to infor[...]
