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Errands, Bolivian style | For when my ideas want to get out.

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For when my ideas want to get out. Errands, Bolivian style. January 11, 2016. Today, we needed to do four things:. Print out a waistcoat pattern. It was not a wildly successful trip. One interesting fact about Bolivia is that there are very few international fast food chains. In Cochabamba, there are no McDonald’s outlets, no Starbucks, and no Subway, although it does have a Burger King. My wicked paper imperialism and I gave up at this point. To verify that we aren’t some kind of DAESH sleeper cel...

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Three reasons people fail at juggling | For when my ideas want to get out.

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For when my ideas want to get out. Three reasons people fail at juggling. December 22, 2015. Or, “How some people seem to learn crazy skills overnight”. Juggling is a very frustrating activity. First, you learn to throw a ball. Then, you learn to throw two. Then comes keeping three in the air semi-fluidly. This may take months. I know a young man called Roger. Roger can juggle five clubs. He’s 12. I asked him how long he’d been juggling. “Clubs? Are these people magic? 8221; he said, indignantly. &#8...

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When you need A&E in Bolivia | For when my ideas want to get out.

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For when my ideas want to get out. When you need A&E in Bolivia. August 8, 2016. I live in Bolivia. There are a lot of road accidents in Bolivia. This morning, the son in the family I live with was in a car crossing a busy road when a drunk driver barreled across on red. The drunk driver hit them side-on, right where my Bolivian brother was sitting, flipping their vehicle. One tomography cost the family 1,500Bs. That’s about 161 or $210. In the UK, this would have been so different. Thanks to the NHS...

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Slavery in Thai fish sheds is not new | For when my ideas want to get out.

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For when my ideas want to get out. Slavery in Thai fish sheds is not new. December 15, 2015. So why do we keep treating it as a revelation? Today, I found this story. On Guardian Global Development: an Associated Press investigation intohuman trafficking and labour abuses of the most acute kind in Thailand’s fishing industry. It’s an excellent piece of journalism. It promotes the voices of the Burmese slaves at the heart of the story. It shows both bold groundwork and solid data chasing. Multiple reports...

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Three tips for people who do too much | For when my ideas want to get out.

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For when my ideas want to get out. Three tips for people who do too much. January 27, 2016. When I moved to London, I was bowled over by the bustle of activity on offer. “I know,” my friend said. “The important thing is not to try to do it all at once.”. Something in my brain went: challenge accepted! I have always been the kind of person to do too much. Needless to say, I was no zen mistress at this point. In fact, I was desperately unhappy much of the time. While this is no fun, there’s a sense o...

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Une expérience unique.. | América Latina

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Quelles sont leurs coutumes? Leur vision du monde? Peut-être aussi que je voyage pour me rassurer. Pour voir qu’il n’existe pas que haine et méfiance entre les hommes. Mais que la solidarité, la fraternité sont des valeurs qui existent elles aussi. Ce monde me fait peur. J’ai peur pour moi mais aussi et surtout pour ceux qui viennent, pour tous ces enfants dont je m’occupe. A quoi va ressembler leur monde, leur futur? Comment faire pour qu’ils ne s’y noient pas? Je voyage pour apprendre, apprendre des au...

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Adiós Zacatecas ! | América Latina

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L’aventure s’est terminée il y a maintenant plus d’une semaine a Zacatecas. Malgre cela, ce jour la, j’ai du mal a finir mon repas et je suis presque persuadée de mourir dans la nuit. Finalement je survis et le pozole n’est plus qu’un mauvais souvenir. Jusqu’au bout ma famille aura été parfaite. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. August 11, 2014. El regreso →. One thought on “ Adiós Zacatecas! September 2, 2015 at 6:10 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.

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babelfishmusic | For when my ideas want to get out.

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For when my ideas want to get out. All posts by babelfishmusic. Washing clothes in a drought. February 1, 2017. Last night, I washed my clothes in my new flat for the first time. In the UK, that would be a complete non-story. But nothing is ever simple in Bolivia. This has devastated the lives of the Uru communities. Although we have plenty of water in my part of the city, we recycle it anyway, because we know its value. I stood by the bin, watching the dirty water pouring in, astonished at how fast such...