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Gooood Evening San Antonio
From the very beginning of this volunteer experience with CUSO, I’ve felt like a bit of a fraud, for one simple reason. I knew that I was going to spend a relatively short period of time in Bolivia and wouldn’t have the opportunity to completely integrate myself into the local habits and rhythms. I was [...]
Posted in Miguel's News, Travel Log
Tagged Bolivia, Chiquitania, CUSO, San Antonio de Lomerio, Volunteering
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Today Santiago, Tomorrow Yorkville
Enthusiasm can be contagious and within minutes of arriving in Santiago de Chiquitos and meeting a small group of woman, members of a cooperative called La Asociacion de Medicina Natural, I was drawn in. Picture a little village, thirteen kilometers up a dirt road from a paved two lane highway. The village consists of the [...]
Posted in Miguel's News, Travel Log
Tagged Bolivia, C, Chiquitania, Copaibo, Cusi, CUSO, Natural Remedies, Volunteering
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Chocolate Covered Alligators
I discovered that some of you may not have been receiving the automated messages informing you of my Blog Posts. I’ve discovered the problem and believe I’ve corrected the issue. Since you’re reading this now, I encourage you to scroll back and visit those older postings you may have missed. I promise it’ll be worth [...]
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Tagged Almonds, Bolivia, Chiquitania, CUSO, San Ignacio de Velasco, Volunteering
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From Maple Syrup to Copaibo Oil
Socrates made the observation that we don’t know what we don’t know. I’m paraphrasing. In our western culture, we reward ingenuity and encourage creativity that reaches beyond the arts, to business, by using phrases like “think outside the box”, to help spark the imagination. But, when dealing with traditional cultures where outside influences usually come [...]
Almonds & Cusi
Did I mention how rough the roads are? I know it’s all relative, because the people living in the Chiquitania, don’t think twice about it. Only when it rains and the wet, red clay becomes the closest they’re likely to see to a skating rink, do they take notice of the road conditions. Dodging pot-holes [...]
Posted in Miguel's News, Travel Log
Tagged Almonds, Bolivia, Chiquitania, Cusi, CUSO, Volunteering
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