Wow and gracias! What a wonderful way to tell us all the story of your time on Ometepe as our Office volunteer from the North. Thank you. Please keep it coming!
Books and chickens :) Hi Mags - Thanks for taking the time to show your island to us with photos. My favorite is the library scene with the inviting circle of chairs for reading.
Nice pictures It is great to see the scenes on Ometepe. Your library looks very busy and I assume your chicken is helping with the gardening. Your plants are growing nicely here at Tumble Creek as well.
Love,
Dad
Moose on the Loose Way to go Maggie! It will be fun to read up on your adventures. The most exciting news from our family is that Puck was up at Whistler with Billy and got to go nose to nose with a big black bear and live to tell tale :-)
Love, Uncle Bill
some research Your biblioteca sounds great. Can you find out...over time...if people can donate books from the States? I have some classic spanish novels and short stories that I'd love to send down to you. Maybe I'll just plan to bring them if we are able to come.
Library! Congratulations on your first endeavor. I hope Biblioteca Islas Hermanas becomes one of the centers of social life in Alta Gracia. Stay away from those mosquitos and keep up the journal.
Love,
Dad
You have arrived :) Hola Maggie - Sounds like you've been welcomed with wonderful hospitality from Dora and her family - as well as an education about lizards and their eggs :) Happy librarianing!
Maggie's a star Jeez Maggie - it is so good to hear from you. Your sunny personality shines through even on the stark email letters. Thank you for dedicating your life to helping others and making positive changes in the world. We miss you. Brooks and Sadie send hugs and kisses. Love from New Zealand, Mary, Keg, Brooks and Sadie
A year in words and pictures Hi Moose,
I paged back through all your travel blogs. What a year indeed. I loved reading the final paper, it is very well done.
Enjoy your final few days in Mexico. It will be great to see you on Wednesday.
youre done!!!! Congrats on finishing the ISP! I loved reading it and I cant wait to talk more about it. Our paths cross on so many different levels...I am right now working on my project to analyze the sustainability of an Economia Solidaria organization here in Buenos Aires. Your paper gave me great new ideas. Lets talk (via email) soon! Besos y buen viaje!!!
impresionante Maggie!! Qué monografía! Me fascinó. Tengo tantas ganas de hacer algo similar acá... Me parece que fue una experiencia fuerte para vos. Cuándo vuelvo a Seattle, tenemos que juntarnos y tomar un matecito y hablar, dale?
Un beso grande,
Ally
A story well told Thanks, Maggie, for sharing your journey with all of us. You have invited us to travel with you and experience life in a world apart from our own - that's always a good thing. Looking forward to seeing your smiling face next week :)
Mags--
it will be great to compare our projects when we come back together, and collaborate over this "NGO idea" of yours. e-mail me and tell me more of what you were thinking. i am in the midst of my own research here...Argentina has its own amazing movimiento de Economia Solidaria....te cuento más pronto.
Wow mag! I'm so impressed by all of your e-mails, your project sounds really interesting. I would love to read it when you are done. I'll e-mail you soon to catch up- until then lots of love and good luck with your research. xoxo.. Hannah
Fascinating response to the ills of micro credit. It sounds like a program that fits for some cash flow applications but like all credit the amount of leverage is an exposure. Your analysis should be very interesting as a guide for the grant versus micro credit question.
Stay safe and happy, love Uncle Bill
Environmental ingenuity Maggie: I'm so interested in the low-tech adaptations you've described that people are using to permit more efficient and less expensive ways to use energy. Rob's thinking about studying environmental engineering - with so many people thinking and trying new things, we're bound to come out better off!
Interesting thoughts I will be interested to hear what your thoughts are when you have finished all your research. Quite an interesting start to your independent project.
Maggie - our girl out in the world... Words cannot say how proud I am of Maggie, a young woman who is fully participating in Comitana and Edupaz, her world at this particular moment. One can only wonder about the ways in which this experience will impact her future and the future of those around her. All my love, Mom
Maggie: I was struck by the light in the photo of Oaxaca, with the mountains beyond - it's lovely! Your room and your host family's home seem comfortable. I still can't get used to the masks!
I like the dog I like the golden lab in the picture. He looks like he is well cared for. The pictures work great, and the video came through perfectly. Thanks for the birthday call.
Love,
Dad
Makes me miss Mexico... Hi Maggie,
It sounds like you are having a great and adventurous trip. How fortuitous that you met the Argentine couple. The photos make me want to visit San Cristobal and try the wonderful chocolate concoctions. You have now been to more places than I have in Mexico!!!
Enjoy a tamal for me, ok?
Ruth
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Wow and gracias!
What a wonderful way to tell us all the story of your time on Ometepe as our Office volunteer from the North. Thank you. Please keep it coming!