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The Land of El Dorado
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The Land of El Dorado. Monday, February 21, 2011. In Santa Lucia, a town on the Atlantic coast devastated by last winter's floods, 130 children are receiving classes outside under trees. The natural sciences professor from the University of Pamplona is leading a program in which 130 children of families hurt by the floods receive classes under trees which withstood the winter onslaught. Through Friday, from 7:30 to 11:00 am. We're not doing it for the money, but for the sake of these children, so that th...
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The Land of El Dorado: May 2011
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The Land of El Dorado. Thursday, May 26, 2011. Amazons, playboy notebooks, and gender in colombia. Colombia is home to some of the fiercest girls i have ever met. even my girls in uganda- former child soldiers with the world's most vicious rebels- were not so strong and feisty and violent as these girls. kids in general fight a lot. Colombians are technically "amizonians." i was curious as to what the linguistic connection was between my neighbors and the fabled female fighters of greek mythology....
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The Land of El Dorado: baking in bogotá
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The Land of El Dorado. Monday, March 28, 2011. Baking has become one of my favorite pastimes here. i've always liked cooking, and it feels strange to have someone else always cooking for me- whenever i ask my host mom if i can help in the kitchen she's like no, no, i've got it, and you don't know what you're doing anyway. It is full of delicious recipes, pretty pictures of baked goodies, and amusing anecdotes and you should all check it out! My tragic first attempt at chocolate chip cookies. She said, ha...
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The Land of El Dorado: a jungle trek, politics and the lost city
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The Land of El Dorado. Thursday, July 21, 2011. A jungle trek, politics and the lost city. This summer, i went on a trek to the ciudad perdida,. Santa marta is similar in some ways to cartagena, but a good deal grittier and less touristy. the fierce heat was glorious after six months in frigid grey bogotá. i stayed at a nice little hostel and met up with some british and irish girls who were also going on the 5-day hike. the next day we headed out into the jungle. Some of the hostages after their release.
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The Land of El Dorado: April 2011
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The Land of El Dorado. Friday, April 15, 2011. La gente unida jamás será vencida. As i said in my last post, there were giant protests across the country last week against proposed education reforms. i was strongly advised not to go. i debated with myself for a while, but finally i just thought, screw it. if i followed every state department warning, i'd spend my whole life locked in a pupi. Or to anything in school, for that matter, beyond maybe basic arithmetic. that's bad news for me and for her.
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The Land of El Dorado: March 2011
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The Land of El Dorado. Monday, March 28, 2011. Baking has become one of my favorite pastimes here. i've always liked cooking, and it feels strange to have someone else always cooking for me- whenever i ask my host mom if i can help in the kitchen she's like no, no, i've got it, and you don't know what you're doing anyway. It is full of delicious recipes, pretty pictures of baked goodies, and amusing anecdotes and you should all check it out! My tragic first attempt at chocolate chip cookies. She said, ha...
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The Land of El Dorado: 9133 shoes
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The Land of El Dorado. Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The 9133 shoes displayed in the plaza represent. People have been killed. pretty chilling statistics. White girl). they lived and played on this potentially mine-riddled land. The first time i heard about landmines, i was in first grade and saw a picture of princess diana with some girls in west africa. i asked "mommy, why do those girls only have one leg? PS the US has not signed the 1997 international mine ban treaty. big surprise! Just chillin' like a vil...
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The Land of El Dorado: la gente unida jamás será vencida
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The Land of El Dorado. Friday, April 15, 2011. La gente unida jamás será vencida. As i said in my last post, there were giant protests across the country last week against proposed education reforms. i was strongly advised not to go. i debated with myself for a while, but finally i just thought, screw it. if i followed every state department warning, i'd spend my whole life locked in a pupi. Or to anything in school, for that matter, beyond maybe basic arithmetic. that's bad news for me and for her.
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The Land of El Dorado: education reforms
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The Land of El Dorado. Monday, April 11, 2011. There was a giant protest in bogotá last week with the teachers, university students, and education administrators. hundreds of thousands of people protested in various cities around the country. now i'm no expert on the issue, i've only had it explained to me or read about it in spanish, but as i understand it, this is the problem:. Health is a right- it's not negotiable". The proposed education reforms will likely most hurt two vulnerable groups in society...
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