Feels Like Bolivia
Prepare the Cabin “Flight attendants, prepare the cabin for crossing the Andes.” In all my years of flying I have never heard such an announcement. […]
Prepare the Cabin “Flight attendants, prepare the cabin for crossing the Andes.” In all my years of flying I have never heard such an announcement. […]
“Your Portuguese is 99%. How did you learn to speak it?” I can’t get enough of these compliments, even if it came from the husband […]
Rio is known as the “Cidade Maravilhosa” and it really is marvelous. I’ve been here many times and it never gets old. The rain forest-covered […]
“Tim, thank you for everything. With you, I was happy. You were my favorite teacher.” Wow, how could I not be overwhelmed with joy after […]
“There’s an ecstatic dance just across the way,” my new friend Lily told me as we were strolling through the small market at Zafra, a […]
Last Sunday morning, when I normally am participating in the Westerly Anti-Racism Coalition weekly gathering, I noticed fellow activists gathering outside of the church on […]
Note: There’s still time to donate to Fundación Poder Joven where I’m volunteering. See my previous two posts for more details. Thank you to those […]
It took me awhile, but I slowly began to realize how important the talent show was to the staff and kids at Casa Maren, where […]
“Profe, there’s three tunnels we’re going to pass through!” my seat mate excitedly told me as we headed out of Medellín with thirty kids from […]
I planned on writing about other Medellín topics but my mind keeps coming back to these kids at Fundación Poder Joven, so here we go […]