Wanderlusting - Work

Historic Maps of Latin America

greg — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:05:15 +0000

For me, maps are little gold mines of information. I love to pour over them imagining what the place is like, or letting them remind me of my favorite parts of a trip to a specific area. As we spent our 9 months in the Spanish Speaking world the one souvenir we kept from every location was the local maps. I'm sure that in years to come these will be great for kickstarting our memories.

Historical Maps of Latin American Locations

Argentine Business - Why is it so hard?

greg — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:21:13 +0000

They got me at the grocery store

Mi Querido Mexico

Brook — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:46:34 +0000

Hola, hola!

Back in Mexico! This time for a while. I finished the old masters degrees, and got a three month mini-job here in Mexico City. But they've offered me a year contract, so I'm staying!
Here's the quick rundown: The NGO I'm working for is a policy advocacy and information group on reproductive rights, with a focus on abortion rights. It is a nice atmosphere, and I feel like my work uses my skills and training. My honey was here for the three months, but has headed back home... a year is kind of a long time to acompañar someone.

On my way again!

Brook — Tue, 22 May 2007 06:48:08 +0000

Hello again, faithful wanderlusters! I am about to finish my masters, and have a temporary job in Mexico City. I am emocionada to be in Mexico again, and promise to write a lot about my time there. If anyone will be in the area, I already have an apartment and would love to have visitors.

solidarity with other central american travelers

greg — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:53:57 +0000

Some good friends of ours have just begun a trip of about 6 months through Central America. Their goal is go learn Spanish really well, do some volunteer work to help improve the environment, and/or socio-political system, and to have a little fun as well.

Central American Travel Blog

They have set up a nice travel blog to cover their trip and even have a first post from guatemala. Great news!

Rain Skirts - Like Rain Pants - but way better

They are also working on and planning the basis for a really innovative company selling Rain Skirts which is a functional and fashionable alternative to a trench coat or rain pants. It's a great idea and nearing full fruition which is very exciting as well.

So, congrats the Reid and Libby for their boldness and dedication to their dreams. It's really cool to see these things coming together for them and to support them in the process.

holy mierda

Brook — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:00:16 +0000

The organization is not really what I expected. I feel a little bit misled by the doctor who brought me down here to be a social worker and to do my research. The guy is the medical director and is getting a divorce from his wife, who was the administrator here. She took all of the paperwork and a lot of the medical equipment with her when she left a few weeks ago and my feeling is that this organization is on the verge of collapse. I found some stacks of newspapers in the Dr.’s office and they are articles from the day before I arrived and around then about polic

It just keeps getting better (and by better I mean worse)

Brook — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:16:50 +0000

Only two of the offices here have air conditioning and I am working in the Dr.s office which does, and which is an amazing luxury. Don’t tell anyone but I sear that one of the medical certificates this guy has is a forgery! It is from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and he is really famous around here for having done part of his med school in the US. Here is a direct quote, now tell me if I am wrong but I think he had to have made this up himself:

“Be it Known that (his name here) having demonstrated an especial interest in the diagnosis, treatment and care of the patient with cancer is hereby elected an Active member…” I mean, Especial?? You get me?

Ya Me VOY

Brook — Fri, 26 May 2006 20:29:19 +0000

Well, it's happened. I have Typhoid and I want to go home!!! I started getting really really sick and went in to see the doctor, he wanted me to take off my shirt with the secretary, the med student and one other person in the room so he could "examine" me. I glanced up at his forged medical certificate and said NO. He diagnosed me and gave me a prescription but I am going to have full labwork when I get home.

El Ojo del Agua

Brook — Thu, 11 May 2006 20:34:20 +0000

Last night I went to a spring to swim which is called El Ojo del Agua. I went with a lady I work with (the one who got arrested, and also the one who gave me some illegal giant tortoise eggs to eat--Not a good person), her daughters, the doctor and a drunk aunt. She was kind of funny, my age and stumbling around. We chatted about love and drank beers in the car. She is dating a married soldier from Oaxaca city and he comes and visits here every few weekends. There were millions of kinds of bugs there, one beetle was all over the bathroom (there was a salamander in there too) and one of the little beetles was in the toilet swimming around, and I thought to myself, there is HIS ojo del agua!

Manteniendome Occupada

Brook — Thu, 04 May 2006 03:05:00 +0000

the library it is such a quaint adorable little place you would DIE. it is rough hewn wood ceilings, all wood, all OOOOOLD books, one long table and rickety wooden folding chairs and three big fans turning lazily overhead! The magazines are from the 50s and all the books are hardback and musty.

It's good for me to be at the library because I feel like I'm actually doing something. I have been feeling a little bit homesick and lonely, i have never really been by myself for this long before, or lived or traveled alone so it is a little wierd for me. Even though there are people around, they are a little suspicious of me so it's hard to have meaningful interactions just yet. I think that and the idea of continuing this the entire summer are causing me a little bit of anxiety. My friend Sarah says that anxiety can arise from feeling unable to express your fears about something; who know.