2013-04-23
New Year´s Day is filled with tradition. One of my favorite Ecuadorian traditions is the burning of muñecas. Every household makes a lifesize muñeca (doll) or more than one to represent the old year. The muñeca can be a famous figure (like The Hulk or your favorite telenovela character), someone your know (see pictures number...
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2013-04-04
Betty Gebre and I, the two fellows living in Puerto Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, worked with Patronato Municipal (you can find out more about Patronato in my last blog: http://archive.globalcitizenyear.org/updates/looking-up-from-sympathy-to-respect/) to organize a march and celebration for Women´s Day on March 8th. See what Puerto Quito did to recognize this important day here: https://vimeo.com/62106662.
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2013-01-24
A version of this blog has also been featured on Everyday Ambassador. Follow this link to read the story there. _____________________________________ ¨ANTECEDENTES: El Patronato es un organismo de carácter social, creado para dar protección social a los grupos humanos más vulnerables del cantón. El accionar parte de las políticas trazadas por el Gobierno Cantonal...
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2012-11-18
My first time stepping into a nursing home was a simple experience. I was not there to visit anyone or to share my talents with the residents or anything of the sort. I was simply waiting for a friend. I sat down on a couch alone in the midst of older people and people in...
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2012-07-11
Once, I counted how many times I’ve moved in my life. Twenty-one. When I meet new people, one of the first get-to-know you questions they ask is “Where are you from?” And I’m not sure what to say. I was born in Wyoming, have happy memories in Kansas and North Carolina and Illinois and Minnesota,...
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