Jesús Chavarria that is. This guy is awesome. He doesn’t stop traffic for you, but there is no way anyone is crossing the road if any vehicle is within a km from the crossing area. He’s at roadside from 6:50 am – 7:40 am and 12:20 pm – 12:50 pm every school day – just … [Read more…]
…in a river of molten lava, let ’em go, cause man, they’re gone! I climbed Volcano Pacaya with my sister, Saison a couple weeks ago. The hike lasted 2 hours to cover 4 kms (2.5 miles). The vertical increase was 800 m (about 2600 feet), the last 400 m was very steep and over volcanic … [Read more…]
I turned 30 on the day after the Ides of March and the day before St. Patrick’s Day. The only real difference I can see is that my gotee seems to be thicker, but it could just be soup… I spent my birthday morning teaching English and Music to grades 8-10. I then abruptly packed … [Read more…]
Saturday – I accidentally delete a scene from the film I’m working on. This just means redoing about 4 hours of work. Sunday – I have a headache. Then while we’re at church in the evening, our house is robbed of more than $8000 worth of stuff. Monday – I’m in a daze because I … [Read more…]
I spent 4 hours translating letters from children to their sponsors. It was a delight (despite the sharp pains in my right arm afterwards). Here are some of the things some children wrote and their literal translation (sometimes you have to draw the meaning out for the sponsor, or they may not understand…). All the … [Read more…]
I bought a desk and an office chair with my Ralph Bucks. It’s surprising how clean my desk stays having drawers and shelves to put things. I spend about half my work week at the desk too, so Amber thought it wise for me to have a comfortable chair. Hey, I’m going to be thirty … [Read more…]
I was too tired to post this last night. Yesterday afternoon, I visited 19 homes with Mercedez and Carlos, again collecting information for sponsors and taking pictures. Here are some of the photos: When we arrived at this boy’s house, he was doing his homework outside (no electricity for light indoors) kneeling on the ground … [Read more…]
After posting the blog previous to this, the one about the Conservatives laughable actions, I did some thinking. It’s thinking I’ve had before, on many many many occasions. I usually speak my mind without taking into consideration the feelings of others. I don’t think this is necessarily bad for a couple reasons – one, it … [Read more…]
I burst into laughter when I read the headline this morning “New parliamentary secretary to Francophonie can’t speak French.” Yikes, that’s brave appointing an anglophone Albertan to serve the the Canada’s vast French-speaking population. I’ve heard enough Albertans speak against “the French” to know that for a large part, they don’t have fuzzy feelings for … [Read more…]
Some of my favorite Canadian artists and one of my favorite songs by each one: These Days – Ron SexsmithVampire/forest fire – Arcade FireL’Amour ne dure pas toujours – FeistFalling at your feet – Daniel LanoisNo Sleep – Sam RobertsIn the Car – Barenaked LadiesForca – Nelly FurtadoIf I had a Rocket Launcher – Bruce … [Read more…]