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June | 2012 | Bold & brilliant

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Adventures beneath this bold and brilliant sun. Archive June, 2012. Something to write home about. Just after my one year anniversary in Paraguay, I finally had the opportunity to stop off in Trinidad, Paraguay to see the Jesuit ruins there. While my town has only a few buildings that survived from our Jesuit mission, Trinidad has a spectacular collection of ruins that give you a much better picture of how magnificent the reductions (Jesuit missions) must have been in their heyday. One really neat thing ...

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Adventures in Paraguay: September 2008

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Sunday, September 28, 2008. Why does America control Coca Cola? To an American, this may be an odd question. But to the average Paraguayan, it is completely legitimate. And why did I put that question in quotes? Bueno… I am a politician. I am an ambassador. My name is Lisa Simpson, and I am from Springfield, USA. I am every American family. And if you have traveled outside of those beautiful United Sates of America, you have been too. So before I get too deep, let’s meet C...8220;Ustedes son Americanas!

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Adventures in Paraguay: February 2009

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Saturday, February 14, 2009. Care for and cultivate. And so, the Ogaguasu was born. Misión: "Ogaguasu Centro Comunidad es un lugar para la comunidad que apoya cultura y crecimiento por expresión creativa y participación.". The Ogaguasu Community Center is a place for the comunindad that supports culture and growth through creative expression and participation.". Of course, this is only the beginning. but what a great start! Basic Art: creative writing, drawing, painting, and photograpgy. The camp was "un...

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October | 2012 | Bold & brilliant

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Adventures beneath this bold and brilliant sun. Archive October, 2012. Celebrating Birds with Migratory Bird Day. A common sight, circling high above, a Black Vulture. Often kept as pets in Paraguay, Turquoise-fronted Parrots can also be found in the wild. They mimic sounds they hear, including human words. This is a migration poster I made. We used 3 birds (bobolink, swallow and sandpiper) to show how migration works. The kids identifying the parts of a bird. My morning “flock” of birds. Kids practice m...

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Rate of Exchange || Notes from Paraguay: December 2012

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Rate of Exchange Notes from Paraguay. Monday, December 31, 2012. 8220;Rock out like the mangos are in season.”. 8220;Rock out like the mangos are in season.” -. How can I presume to have a handle on a country that is still figuring itself out? Volunteers spend a lot of time discussing frustrations related to standard teaching methods present throughout Paraguay’s classrooms. Though much of Paraguay’s national cultural identity lies within this highly available craftwork, it does little to reflect t...

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Learning to be home again | neither here nor there

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Neither here nor there. Why, hello there. A vida pantaneira (life in the pantanal). Learning to be home again. November 3, 2013. Above: pictures of Rio, I fell in love with the city and the most hospitable people I’ve met on this Earth in 4 days flat. Below: massive blog post. I tried to write this blog post several times since I first got back (oh, god) almost 5 months ago. What I found out was: 1). I had integrated extremely well and my auto-response was mañana/otro dia. Find a high paying job? I found...

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May | 2013 | neither here nor there

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Neither here nor there. Why, hello there. Monthly Archives: May 2013. A vida pantaneira (life in the pantanal). May 11, 2013. I’ve been working at a really cool cattle ranch and ecolodge in the Brazilian Pantanal. It’s so hard to sum up the experience I’ve been having here so I revert to lists of cool new things. Also, the list of … Continue reading →. Jopara / Guarani expressions. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 10 other followers.

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a crowd, dust and the sunset | neither here nor there

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Neither here nor there. Why, hello there. A word after a word / after a word is power. →. A crowd, dust and the sunset. March 25, 2013. I went to the first soccer game of the season yesterday and snapped this shot after a heart-attack inducing, exciting game. The weather has been fantastic! I love the first real days of fall – everyone is just so grateful for the cool nights and a breeze. It’s jean wearing, picnic having, grapefruit eating, physically full of happiness weather. Just an old soul in limbo.