Ok, so the meeting ends and in the chaos of poorly planned triaings (sorry guys, you know it's true) I've found myself in the group labled "ready to go into the field tonight" "ready" is an extreme exageration. I'm given a map, three companions, and enough non-perishable food to feed . . to feed . . . to feed people who are not skilled in camp ( Read more... )

It's Sunday and I've just made the (mapquest calculated) 1 hour and 44 minute drive to Tucson. Of course, Mr. Truck felt more than two hours was nessecary. My tailbone hurts, I'm sweaty and smelly, and I'm in a church. I'm at a volunteer training for No Mas Muertos (www.nomoredeaths.org ( Read more... )

I've been back in the states for over three months now. Tonight is the first time I've been brave enough to sit down and write about being back ( Read more... )

It's getting really hot here (so take off all your clothes ( Read more... )

Right so my amazing inablity to find anything online means that I can't seem to locate anykind of info or numbers on yesterdays protest in NY, I've heard ALL about the UK. Can someone please tell the girl stuck in central america how it went up there?

Today was the day I ran around trying to buy gifts to bring home with me (AHHHH I'm leaving sooooo soon!). It actaully went pretty well, a crazed sunday spent in the market much like the one christy and I had a few months back. Except I managed to do it with out getting trapped like a rat behind locked gates in a maze of stalls ( Read more... )

In learning to speak spanish I've noticed somethings about language that years of Lingusitic Anthro classes never taught me ( Read more... )

Pantera is my favortie place to go dancing here. It's near the lake (as almost all the clubs are) on the second floor of a building that also houses another dance club and a hotel (not the place to stay for a quiet night's sleep). It like Pantera because it's well-lit:so you can watch everyone dancing, a family place: it's the norm for a whole ( Read more... )

Maybe I have seen depecitions of The Father (of father, son, and holy spirit fame) but I think today was the first time. Actually it never occured to me that anyone would try to represent that part of god. But, apparently devine genettics work a lot like human ( Read more... )

*There is a place just south of Esteli with a big sign declaring ( Read more... )