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The Land of El Dorado: a jungle trek, politics and the lost city
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The Land of El Dorado. Thursday, July 21, 2011. A jungle trek, politics and the lost city. This summer, i went on a trek to the ciudad perdida,. Santa marta is similar in some ways to cartagena, but a good deal grittier and less touristy. the fierce heat was glorious after six months in frigid grey bogotá. i stayed at a nice little hostel and met up with some british and irish girls who were also going on the 5-day hike. the next day we headed out into the jungle. Some of the hostages after their release.
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The Land of El Dorado: March 2011
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The Land of El Dorado. Monday, March 28, 2011. Baking has become one of my favorite pastimes here. i've always liked cooking, and it feels strange to have someone else always cooking for me- whenever i ask my host mom if i can help in the kitchen she's like no, no, i've got it, and you don't know what you're doing anyway. It is full of delicious recipes, pretty pictures of baked goodies, and amusing anecdotes and you should all check it out! My tragic first attempt at chocolate chip cookies. She said, ha...
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The Land of El Dorado: la gente unida jamás será vencida
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The Land of El Dorado. Friday, April 15, 2011. La gente unida jamás será vencida. As i said in my last post, there were giant protests across the country last week against proposed education reforms. i was strongly advised not to go. i debated with myself for a while, but finally i just thought, screw it. if i followed every state department warning, i'd spend my whole life locked in a pupi. Or to anything in school, for that matter, beyond maybe basic arithmetic. that's bad news for me and for her.
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The Land of El Dorado: education reforms
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The Land of El Dorado. Monday, April 11, 2011. There was a giant protest in bogotá last week with the teachers, university students, and education administrators. hundreds of thousands of people protested in various cities around the country. now i'm no expert on the issue, i've only had it explained to me or read about it in spanish, but as i understand it, this is the problem:. Health is a right- it's not negotiable". The proposed education reforms will likely most hurt two vulnerable groups in society...
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The Land of El Dorado: December 2010
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The Land of El Dorado. Thursday, December 2, 2010. This isn't really related to colombia at all, but it's an awesome report highlighting the interaction between war and education. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. WTF Friday, 12/9/2016. Congo Siasa is moving. New Mexico Indian Reservation. A Thanksgiving-y Twist on a Haunkkah Classic. Economic Crisis to Stump Latin American Growth. La Costa Chronicles Part 2: Kickin’ it in Cartagena. You know you want to.
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The Land of El Dorado: Guest Post: Education in Colombia
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The Land of El Dorado. Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Guest Post: Education in Colombia. One of my friends, who is also an English teacher in Colombia, visited my school last week and posted about her visit on her blog, The Wanderlust Chronicles. So last week I went to school with one of my gringa. July 18, 2016 at 6:31 AM. This comment has been removed by the author. July 18, 2016 at 6:44 AM. This comment has been removed by the author. August 1, 2016 at 8:32 PM. A dog is the best friend of man. Really i...
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The Land of El Dorado: it only hurts when i breathe [or, of course you're sick! you're vegetarian!]
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The Land of El Dorado. Saturday, March 5, 2011. It only hurts when i breathe [or, of course you're sick! Their regular teacher came running back to the classroom and grabbed her purse. "i've got to go with him to the hospital. you take the class for the day.". There was a flurry of " what happened to him? Where are they going? Is he going to be ok? What's wrong with him? My numbers-greater-than-10 worksheet suddenly didn't seem so important anymore. Wow my first touch of the war hitting home. It was deci...
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The Land of El Dorado: the world's most hilariously inaccurate representation of bogotá
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The Land of El Dorado. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The world's most hilariously inaccurate representation of bogotá. From "mr. and mrs. smith" (1:50-6:00). There are so many problems with this scene. flying in on a military helicopter to an itty-bitty jungle village? Yes, the other 8 million residents and 600 square miles are just hiding under the trees) what's with all the tropicalness? And prancing about in that little white sundress? July 6, 2016 at 5:31 PM. This comment has been removed by the author.
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The Land of El Dorado: July 2011
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The Land of El Dorado. Thursday, July 21, 2011. A jungle trek, politics and the lost city. This summer, i went on a trek to the ciudad perdida,. Santa marta is similar in some ways to cartagena, but a good deal grittier and less touristy. the fierce heat was glorious after six months in frigid grey bogotá. i stayed at a nice little hostel and met up with some british and irish girls who were also going on the 5-day hike. the next day we headed out into the jungle. Some of the hostages after their release.
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The Land of El Dorado: Rescuing books from the trash in Bogotá
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The Land of El Dorado. Monday, July 11, 2011. Rescuing books from the trash in Bogotá. Cross-posted from the Idealist.org blog. Quite relevant, considering the dearth of textbooks at my school. I think the fact that a lot of kids at public schools don't have access to a single textbook, while rich Colombians are throwing away books (a sacrilegious act. In and of itself in my bibliophilic mindset), says a lot about the staggering inequality in Colombian society. By Putnam Barber, July 7, 2011. So fifteen ...
