Our bins have arrived!

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Tuesday after school this week our 10 bins from Denver arrived! They had all been opened, but as far as I can tell nothing was taken! My students now have many more books–six bins went to my classroom.

 

Going to the Witch’s Market tomorrow morning and then will attempt the Hash House Harrier’s run/walk from the Valley of the Moon. Note:  Did not make it to either the Witch’s Market or the Hash–too much rain. 

Have missed Ernie this week while he’s been in Santa Cruz with the junior class. He returns around 9-ish this evening. Ernie’s photos are from the Santa Cruz area where he visited The Jesuit Missions with the junior class in San Javier, Concepcion, and San Ingacio–the churches were built in the 1700’s and restored in the 1970’s.

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Off to celebrate spring at the Highlanders Restaurant (tex/mex). Well . . . that was probably a big mistake. On Saturday night I joined friends at the Highlanders again as it’s been one of our favorite restaurants since we arrived. I ended up in the hospital on Sunday evening and spent the night. Off school for two days now; the doctor thinks it must have been food poisoning. Now I’m on the mend and will be ready to return to school on Wedneday. The care was excellent at the hospital, the room was clean; the most difficult part was the language barrier, but we got through it. Ernie stayed with me in the room on Sunday night. 🙂

 

Pink Party – September 15, 2011

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September 16 – Last night we attended the Pink Party at Destapa (restaurant in San Miguel near our apartment) for our friend Melissa Vigues Van Herksen, who will walk the Race for the Cure 3-day walk in Washington, DC next week. Destapa went all out for Melissa and friends changing their normal red/black/white decor to all pink! We had a delightful evening with friends and enjoyed lots of pink food. Destapa generously donated 20% of the night’s proceeds to a local cancer organization in La Paz and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Fortunately, for the teachers,  school was canceled for the next day to the Para Civico (see below)–we could stay out a little bit later! 

  • 16 september 2011 (14:00) – Politics
     

    Bolivia: La Paz faces a general strike

    On Friday, September 16th, several worker unions in the city of La Paz, Bolivia’s economic capital, will stage a general 24-hour strike.

    On Friday, September 16th, several workers unions in the city of La Paz, Bolivia’s economic capital, will stage a 24-hour general strike. Consequently, severe traffic disruptions are to expect as almost all public transport will be halted during the day. Protesters also announced that they will block the principal highways and roads across the city, including the access to the International Airport of El Alto. Private cars will be unable to circulate due to the blockages. Commercial business like banks and supermarkets will be closed. Demonstrations are expected, especially in the city-centre and clashes between security forces and protesters cannot be excluded.

    Bolivia, and especially the city of La Paz, is often hit by strikes and demonstrations which can turn violent at short notice. Protests lead frequently to roadblocks and transport disruptions that can last for weeks.

    Travellers must monitor local media in order to get updated information and follow all recommendations given by local authorities. Never try to cross a road barricade and be aware that demonstrations could turn violent at short notice. People currently in Bolivia should avoid areas where protests could occur (governmental buildings and the city-centre).

    Source:  http://www.netglobers.com/south-america/bolivia-bolivia-la-paz-faces-a-genera…

 

 

Day of the Pedestrian – September 4, 2011

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We missed the boat on this one! Our entire day was spent inside working on school work! You can bet that I’ll be out today! It’s a beautiful, sunny day. I’ll get my excercise soon walking to school, store, etc. We heard no traffic yesterday and learned that the streets were filled with cyclists–mostly children–and parents watching them. A great day for all! Today we off teaching duties for U.S. Labor Day. Nice to have one extra today to plan for the next week. 

Bolivia’s Evo Morales Urges Exercise on Pedestrian Day


  
La Paz, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) President Evo Morales on Wednesday called on Bolivians to do physical exercise during the “Day of the pedestrian and cyclist, in defense of Mother Earth.”

  The initiative was inaugurated this year and will occur every first Sunday of September as part of Act 150, recalled the president during a pause in a walk from the Residence of St George to Palacio Quemado, about three kilometers.

Morales explained that the event, which is already being practised for years in Cochabamba (center), also aims to reduce pollution levels.

The leader returned from Plaza Murillo to the presidential residence (another three kilometers), accompanied by Vice President Alvaro Garcia, on a bicycle, and the governor of La Paz, César Cocarico, among other authorities, reported Prensa Latina. “Let children and young people take over the avenues for sports, but it is also a day when everyone can live with less environmental pollution, that’s what it’s all about, and why I am participating,” he said.

According to the National Training Coordinator of the League of Environmental Defense, Edwin Alvarado, the law offers a space for government agencies, private educational institutions, civil society and the armed forces to carry out educational activities.

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