Monthly Archives: July 2012

Home Sweet Home

Arequipa was amazing! The city’s unique cultural identity and politically active community members made Arequipa my favorite city in Peru. I was fortunate to run into a city wide protest against the Conga mine, which is located in northern Peru. … Continue reading

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Enlightenment Has a Paved Access Road

I just came from the sprawling greenery of the Pacific Northwest and the hilly deserts of Southern California…Chiang Mai is cramped.  I’ve been having feelings of claustrophobia lately, and needed healthy doses of green and silence.  My friend Michelle told … Continue reading

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A Brief Frustration Followed by Happy Moments

A Frustration Followed by Happy Moments I got yelled at by a bus driver today.  These things happen.  Of course, it could have been avoided if my language skills were better.  It happened like this: I got on the bus … Continue reading

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Classes Have Begun! A Daily Routine is Established

Classes Have Begun!  A Daily Routine is Established Now that I have been attending classes for about a week, I feel that I should give you a brief overview of my daily routine: 8am-12pm: Classes at the Tunghai University 華語中心 … Continue reading

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Hsitou National Park and Other Adventures

Author’s Note: Sometimes busy things happen to good people and sometimes…they happen to your author.  He is not a good person because he was tardy in getting his blog entries posted for the last two weeks.  Also, he sometimes writes … Continue reading

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Goodbye Taipei, Hello Taichung!

Since my last entry, I have been quite the busy bee. I’ve flown all the way from San Francisco to Taipei and have spent the last few days exploring the city with the other Puget Sound students going to the Tunghai University summer program. In this time, I have sampled some local food, visited the National Palace Museum, gone to the Shilin Night Market, visited my first dragon boat festival, and rode the Maokong Gondola. Like I said, it’s been a busy few days.

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The Sacred Valley

Peru keeps getting better and better! The Sacred Valley is simply amazing. I have seen more Inca ruins then I ever thought possible. The people here are incredibly friendly and the sights are unforgettable. Unfortunately, my final formal interview with … Continue reading

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Mai Pen Rai, Be Happy

Oh man, its only 7:45am and I already have so much work to do.  I still need to write a lesson plan for today.  I didn’t have time for coffee before coming to the office….Alright, lets bust out this lesson-plan … Continue reading

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Northern Success

My time in northern Peru was a success! I was able to interview several individuals who work professionally in the Peruvian mining industry as well as many others who have been distantly affected by it. I spent five days in Lima visiting non-profits … Continue reading

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