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Six Month Anniversary Edition: Then vs. Now

A travel blog entry by mariahandstu

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... of tanning oil application and beach chairs directly in the sun. (Some of my beach-going friends from home will likely disown me after reading this.)

2. We have a new motto on hygiene: Cleanliness is Relative. Though potentially offensive to those who visit us on our boat, this philosophy throws the "daily shower" adage out the window and instead begs the questions, Really how dirty am I? Am I as dirty as I was the last time I needed a shower? If I ...

Update 1: long overdue! Work with my baseball boys

A travel blog entry by la_profe

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... and Venezuela and Cuba too!) who have been scouted for their baseball talent. This is a new initiative and way of stream-lining the up-and-coming players to the major leagues, and was created with the goal of eliminating corruption within the recruitment of new players (at least, that is how it was explained to me). Once the boys have been discovered, they are sent to the "academy," as we affectionately call it…meaning they are sent ...

In-Service Speedbumps

A travel blog entry by enjoytheride

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... Jackie and I met to work on the presentation and we got a lot done but there was still some work to do and she told me she would pick a time to work on it later (she didn’t). It ended up that she did not show up to the presentation (that we planned around her schedule), which was only the beginning of my frustrations. 30 people showed up and the presentation went fine as I gave it by myself. We were going to have ...

Livin' La Vida Loca

A travel blog entry by enjoytheride

MEETING WITH THE ARTISANS: After the IST (In-Service Training) Conference where I presented my community diagnostic and learned tools to help us in our sites, I came back ready and pumped to implement some of the ideas they gave us. Since I had been at my site (over 3 months), the Artisan Association that I was solicited to work with had not met. For this reason, I came full force - hand made invitations, made a poster for our Action Plan, and called ...

The Week 1 Report

A travel blog entry by akb2ic

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... the water was covering the streets. Despite all the rain, we have a water supply problem in this apartment. Apparently the cistern we draw water from is close to empty, so to restrict water use it is only turned on in the morning and evening. Every afternoon as Santiago, Mark and I come home from our various daily activities, the question "Hay agua?" ("Is there water?") is flying around the apartment. The toilets are also an interesting situation. The ...

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