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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador: Mining in El Salvador and Guatemala
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador. May 28, 2012. Mining in El Salvador and Guatemala. I have mentioned a couple times already in my blog posts about the complexities and consequences of mining in El Salvador and Guatemala. This past week I came across a couple different articles that I would like to share with my friends and family, because I think it is important to stay informed about these issues! What's making this fight even harder? Right now, Canadian mining company Pacific Rim is ...
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador: And the journey home begins...
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador. July 17, 2012. And the journey home begins. The past week has been full of goodbyes, and unfortunately they're not over yet. I just ate supper one last time with my Salvadoran host family, and now I am in my room, packing my suitcases and finishing one last MCC report. Catch up with my fellow SALTers, and begin to debrief this crazy/intense/amazing year that I have had in El Salvador and Guatemala. July 18, 2012 at 11:00 PM. July 19, 2012 at 2:13 PM.
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador: October 2011
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador. October 29, 2011. The Role of Humans in "Natural" Disasters. I thought I would recommend a couple more articles about the El Salvador floods that I read in the past few days. The first article is about how human factors contributed to the tragic effects of the floods in Central America. http:/ www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/Latin-America-Monitor/2011/1025/Deadly-flooding-in-Central-America-how-people-contributed-to-the-tragedy. Although Mennonite Cent...
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador: November 2011
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador. November 30, 2011. November in a Nutshell. It's been brought to my attention that tomorrow is the first day of December, and that it's been a while since I've updated my blog! So here is my attempt to quickly summarize my past month in El Salvador. First thing's first - I finally have a host family! Miguel works long shifts at the hospital (he's a doctor, I think! Host siblings from left to right, Bel én, Karla, and Miguel. I spent 5 days in Guate, wher...
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador: January 2012
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Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador. January 22, 2012. Pain and Suffering amidst the Joyous Christmas Spirit, and Hopes for the New Year. Coming up with titles for my blog posts is my least favourite thing to do, but I wanted to show the huge (and uncomfortable) contrasts that I experienced over my Christmas holidays in Guatemala City, as well as my daily life here in San Salvador. Without a second thought, or fear that I will get robbed, or worse. There are some Central Americans that...
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She Responded: Programa Velasco and the Bajo Lempa - Update
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I once asked a bird, / "How is it that you fly in this gravity / Of darkness? She responded, / "Love lifts / Me." - Hafiz. Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Programa Velasco and the Bajo Lempa - Update. Now that the rains have subsided, the situation may look like it has gone back to normal, but the l. Please join us in support of this work – make a one-time donation to purchase immediate needs like food and medicine; Become a Compañero/a. For the 2012 school year. Learn more at Support Us.
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She Responded: SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words
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I once asked a bird, / "How is it that you fly in this gravity / Of darkness? She responded, / "Love lifts / Me." - Hafiz. Monday, January 16, 2012. SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words. SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words. I encourage you to take some time for yourself, whenever you get a moment, a listen to Dr. King's speech. There is still so much relevancy and urgency in his words. Take a moment, let yourself rest in his words, be energized by his words.
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She Responded: June 2011
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I once asked a bird, / "How is it that you fly in this gravity / Of darkness? She responded, / "Love lifts / Me." - Hafiz. Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Wake up, raimundo, wake up. I have gotten pretty accustomed to living in El Salvador that most things that once seemed shocking to me now seem quite normal. Having water only a few hours during the day? Normal. Eating tortillas with every meal? Normal. Seeing kids beg for money on the streets? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Wake up, raimundo, wake up. Let us not ...
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She Responded: November 2011
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I once asked a bird, / "How is it that you fly in this gravity / Of darkness? She responded, / "Love lifts / Me." - Hafiz. Friday, November 25, 2011. I have learned, especially amongst the poor, that gratitude is a fundamental human attitude. If we don't want to live our lives as resentful people, we must live our lives as grateful people. - Dean Brackley, SJ 1946 - 2011. I am grateful for:. Watermelon, orange and banana smoothies after a great bike ride up and down the hills of this city. The Sun is shi...
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