Archive for Bolivia
Wednesday Without Words
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Trail Mix
Now on with the crunchy, munchy, nutty-fruity, on-the-go, bite-sized-goodness, mixed-up life I lead…
Adoption update: called my lawyer, she said the judge is being fired because she moves too slow, until she leaves they are trying to push as many cases through as possible, lawyer is hopeful for our case, it is out of the filing [...]
Irksome Elections
A couple rules about election days here in Boliva:
It is prohibited to organize an assembling of more than 10 people on election day.
Use of motor vehicles is restricted to emergency aid only.
Elections cannot be held on a work day.
Whereas elections used to occupy a space in the work week, for reasons of the economy they [...]
Sixty Six Years
How long will you live?
The CIA has a study from last year (2009) about the average lifespan of the inhabitants of every country. The study also gives an average for the world. Evidently a human being of our era can expect to live about 66 years, give or take.
Here are some stats I found [...]
Vlog Carnaval
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Vlog: “Carnaval”
Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia
Date: 4 of Feb. ‘10
A little video about this season in Bolivia called: Carnaval. I have a tiny cold so I sound a little nasally and look a little pastey. Also, I can’t believe that I wore the same t-shirt that I did in a previous video. Sheesh. Ah wells. That’s [...]
¿Qué?
English title: What?
Language is fun. Below you will find an interesting study of words that are found in both English and Spanish. The pictures show the difference between what a Spanish speaker and an English speaker might imagine when they see or hear these words.
In Spanish some of these words have more than one meaning [...]
Mind Bytes* “Loading”
The kids are sure calm. Ah-ha, treats and a movie. Look at their eyes. Do they know what is happening? Do they know he is going and they are staying? If they know, what is that doing to them. Extra hugs and cuddles.
Muffled French from the dining room. Will they know I care for their [...]
and Speaking of Voting
Sunday, December 6, tomorrow, is election day in Bolivia. President Evo Morales of the party called ‘Movement to Socialism’ is the favored candidate to win and thus enter into his second term. Entering into political opinion is futile. I know this is going to ruffle some feathers but to be quite honest I do not [...]
Vlog Wednesday Without Words
For more about our climb of Mount Tunari read my previous post: Desire Fulfilled (click to go there).
For more vlogs you can go to the video page (click to go there).
Enjoy the view!
Desire Fulfilled
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
(Proverbs 13.12 New Living Translation)
Laying on the landscape framed by my kitchen window Mount Tunari waited. From afar I watched it change unchanging. Snow, clouds, fire, sun, green, brown, and shadow playing on the peak as I longed from afar. Promises many, [...]
On this journey of life, sharing my existence with God’s wonderful creation, there is nothing that thrills my heart more than knowing that my moments drip with purpose and destiny. 