Ten years ago today. We are all remembering exactly where we were ten years ago today. September 11th, 2001. Where we were when we first heard that the world would no longer be the same. And there is such a urge, to share that story. In official memorial ceremonies, in personal conversations, even as a … Continue reading Ten years ago, today.
In the plaza by my house is an extremely large statue of a man, Eduardo Avaroa. He is a Bolivian military leader. But unlike most other countries, that put their war heroes in gallant poses- on top large warhorses, swords extended, showing how they will conquer all foes- Eduardo Avaroa is fallen to the ground, … Continue reading The Bolivian Ocean
I feel that I’ve had the amazing blessing of getting to travel a good deal and see some very beautiful places. But now it takes something really stand out to leave me amazed. The Salar de Uyuni (Salt Flats of Uyuni) did just that. Some 16,000 square meters of land, covered with 6 cm to … Continue reading Beauty of the bizarre
So in Orouro, much like Sucre, Carnival is the perfect excuse to ambush random strangers, except that there they have evolved past simple water balloons , to super soakers and especially sort of shaving cream like foam spray. This mischievousness has escalated to such a degree that one of the first things I noticed was … Continue reading The Gringos fight back!
So, in my last post I explained a bit about Carnival in Sucre, little did i know then what was in store in Oruro, the biggest Carnival celebration in Bolivia. Im not really sure when the party officially started, but it was already happening when we got there friday night. Bands playing, street food, streets … Continue reading Carnival Crazy!
so i find myself again in Bolivia. im finding quickly its an understatement to call it a magical land, both of snow-capped peaked and deep Amazon jungles. I will be living here for at least the next three months, and although i am not really sure what this time holds in store for me, I … Continue reading back to Bolivia…Sucre!
What makes you bleed? What, in a world that can be so hard, is the thing that keeps you soft? And able to feel both love and pain. That is the central question of the South African movie Tsotsi, Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film. Do we ever understand our motivations for doing things? If … Continue reading Tsotsi: What makes you bleed?
So im sitting, waiting. in the airport terminal. And I haven’t bothered to get up from my chair for the past two hours. Having glanced at all the overpriced souvenir t-shirts, now im content to just organize the various icons on my computer desktop. And there, in the periphery of my vision I can see … Continue reading The Freedom of Childhood.
They say that it is the people that make the place. So as I say my goodbye to Buenos Aires, as much as the city is a incredibly vibrant, alive, and beautiful, it is people that came into my life that that have really touched and changed me. So it is to the people who … Continue reading To make an end is to make a beginning
Wandering Joy 