tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39956187767912103542024-03-14T10:30:45.349-07:00The Search for the Magical FrijolesJoin Liz and Rives on their adventure through Peru, Chile, and Argentina.Riveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334612368479282337noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-11155182910572513742011-05-22T12:06:00.000-07:002011-05-22T12:54:37.466-07:00Gorilla Tracking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Sorry for the hiatus! I've been traveling around western Uganda with my mom for the past week and a half. One of the highlights of our trip was definitely Mountain Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest. There are about 700 mountain gorillas remaining in the world, all of whom live in Uganda, Rwanda, and the DRC. More than half of them currently live in Uganda.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9vdrwsaomPp8FQygNffuNSQ3A8v1IsRNLw0v_MBk-J8LeKQp6kTDQ6TCfnncqOBNGYW4ecvuoD60IoPWfeR966-j9UyCuYR9a88MtQSf0zqN9NAHUgD-zer2eUi6r69aoWg5hrETz18/s1600/IMG_4788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9vdrwsaomPp8FQygNffuNSQ3A8v1IsRNLw0v_MBk-J8LeKQp6kTDQ6TCfnncqOBNGYW4ecvuoD60IoPWfeR966-j9UyCuYR9a88MtQSf0zqN9NAHUgD-zer2eUi6r69aoWg5hrETz18/s320/IMG_4788.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Riveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334612368479282337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-85987402811185336782011-05-02T13:41:00.000-07:002011-05-22T04:20:35.102-07:00Besigye Attacked and Arrested<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://2.gvt0.com/vi/Fc_tscUPxMI/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fc_tscUPxMI&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fc_tscUPxMI&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div>Last Thursday, opposition leader Kizza Besigye was brutally attacked by police officers who broke the windows of his car and sprayed him in the face with tear gas from close range. He is now in Nairobi receiving treatment and luckily has regained some of his sight. The attacks angered many Ugandans, leading to protests on Friday. Museveni's (president since 1986) military police responded violently with a great deal of tear gas as well as live ammo. Several protesters were killed and more than a hundred were injured. Besigye continues to encourage the peaceful <i>walk-to-work </i>movement.Riveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334612368479282337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-62437449076393251042011-05-02T06:50:00.000-07:002011-05-02T06:53:55.458-07:00Mutatus!<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w6UpnkkeYaE/Tb6cEu77WCI/AAAAAAAAA2g/6BVlpQKaoFc/s1600/IMG_3392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w6UpnkkeYaE/Tb6cEu77WCI/AAAAAAAAA2g/6BVlpQKaoFc/s400/IMG_3392.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3I7zVJfpwnw/Tb61_IBU7pI/AAAAAAAAA20/0nEZsqYtYa8/s1600/IMG_3393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3I7zVJfpwnw/Tb61_IBU7pI/AAAAAAAAA20/0nEZsqYtYa8/s400/IMG_3393.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kampala’s public transportation around the city center and to suburbs is based around taxis or vans called mutatus. Mutatu lines run to and from taxi parks right at the center of town. If you are outside the center and want to get to another neighborhood you can board any mutatu which will invariably be going to the center, then, in one of several large taxi parks like the one pictured above, you must find the spot from which mutatus to your destination depart. Most mutatu rides cost 1000 shillings (less than fifty cents US) although prices have recently risen, infuriating many Ugandans and leading to protests.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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I was also a bit curious about the protests going on around the country, some of which are happening downtown, over a rise in the cost of living--namely the cost of mutatus (public transportation vans) have gone up by about 200 shillings, the equivalent of 7 or 8 cents US. This rise in price profoundly impacts Ugandans who commute into the city for work. As a result, citizens are walking to work in protest. <br />
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This part is a bit confusing to me, but since these protests were initiated by presidential candidate Kizza Besigye (lost the last three years of elections to Museveni, who has been president since 1986), the Museveni administration has made all protesting illegal. Not sure how walking to work can be illegal, but apparently the police are trying put a stop to it. On Thursday, Besigye was arrested and was "accidentally" shot in the hand by the police as he was brought into custody. This has enraged members of Besigye's opposition party and led to further protests. Rumor has it that a policeman was gruesomely killed by a mob of protestors over the weekend. There have also been protests at Makerere University in downtown Kampala after Universty officials made a movement to double tuition fees.<br />
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I didn't find evidence of any protests while walking around downtown, but I did find the area to be chaotic. Taxis and motorcycles called boda bodas seem to come at you from every angle, and streetside vendors shout Mzungu (meaning white person) at you as you pass by. I definitely enjoyed my visit to Owino market. Downtown Kampala certainly carries the excitement of a developing country, still a bit rough around the edges, but overflowing with enterprise and life! Pictures below...<br />
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</div>Riveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334612368479282337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-88393524115866980172011-04-12T06:36:00.000-07:002011-04-12T06:37:22.634-07:00Heading to Uganda!This evening, I take off for Uganda. From now until the end of June, I will be living in a house in Kampala--Uganda's capital and largest city. I will be doing volunteer work for <a href="http://www.experienceeducate.org/">Educate!</a> photographing students in schools around Uganda and doing whatever else I can to contribute to this non-profit and the inspiring work they do all over Uganda! I am beyond excited to experience a part of the world so completely new to me. I will try to post regular updates here for anyone interested in what I'm up to.Riveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334612368479282337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-1785435655692317012010-05-11T12:57:00.000-07:002010-08-09T14:02:24.048-07:00We're back!Rives and I are back in NYC after three wonderful months in South America. Thank you all for checking in on us throughout our travels. We still have a lot of great photos and observations from our final weeks that we'd like to post here, so stay tuned for entries on Mendoza, Santiago, and more! <br />
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</div><div>Rives will spend the summer living in New York City and taking art and culinary classes.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'll be working for AAB Productions for a few weeks (In NYC this week and at the Cannes Film Festival starting on Saturday). Then I'll be traveling to London and Sicily because I deserve a vacation, right? I'll likely return to NYC for the rest of the summer before gearing up for season 2 of <a href="http://www.theholidaylightingpros.com/">The Holiday Lighting Pros of Seattle</a> next fall. </div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18280181562342300673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-33656843641241807992010-05-01T22:22:00.000-07:002010-05-01T22:22:00.149-07:00Hotdog Condiments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0I6u76x7YiNhRNUFmdOL7B7hpXry7vC4wx-6WkIfuEtqbwF6XR7WzuRj8COTtgA-GnyMNApe-0h0dCdYirXIc-q6P49_TAGviWro8wDMg-t3UjeKs01Q0V8cl2xWiRp8QT-GqixjESk/s1600/IMG_0137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0I6u76x7YiNhRNUFmdOL7B7hpXry7vC4wx-6WkIfuEtqbwF6XR7WzuRj8COTtgA-GnyMNApe-0h0dCdYirXIc-q6P49_TAGviWro8wDMg-t3UjeKs01Q0V8cl2xWiRp8QT-GqixjESk/s320/IMG_0137.JPG" tt="true" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hotdogs get a lot more attention in Argentina than they do in the states. The most basic hotdog comes with at least 5 or 6 condiments. We haven't gotten the chance to try one down here yet, but we'll give you our feedback when we do!</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div align="center" style="text-align: left;">Apparently, we missed all the drama: later that day, <a href="http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2010/4/28/sociedad-486647.asp">violence broke out</a> at the release of a book by journalist, Gustavo Noriega. The book's controversial subject matter (which apparently criticizes the corrupt government statisticians) provoked some 10-15 people to begin throwing chairs into the audience.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIU0lhJfSJRecO9PCokpBMHhIYkU8zjHXYVymuLPvkzZv_3rZj5wPdjNtw5Mxi8uwRJXahFeNefHbFPzcr2pDZbTQMBAwX5-DULI90_L4K4Mq9kVFTyLd5s9R78sY2FEoF7GfIvFAzvc/s1600/Violencia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIU0lhJfSJRecO9PCokpBMHhIYkU8zjHXYVymuLPvkzZv_3rZj5wPdjNtw5Mxi8uwRJXahFeNefHbFPzcr2pDZbTQMBAwX5-DULI90_L4K4Mq9kVFTyLd5s9R78sY2FEoF7GfIvFAzvc/s400/Violencia.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div>Riveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334612368479282337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-67944866373874656482010-04-28T23:30:00.000-07:002010-05-01T07:39:03.649-07:00Casa de John<div align="left"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly7cjsgMV7YAMdno9FtEYt3xoDmBfYLS8V8hmflah6mtxqwDoP1euau785qtIIgUAxS7UnEC-QHThtCC22VFV7Hnm08SZ_iRTU4QzA2CJDIqGdwtiwE4LXFo0kjx-p6IcwY95LPjTG1w/s1600/IMG_0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly7cjsgMV7YAMdno9FtEYt3xoDmBfYLS8V8hmflah6mtxqwDoP1euau785qtIIgUAxS7UnEC-QHThtCC22VFV7Hnm08SZ_iRTU4QzA2CJDIqGdwtiwE4LXFo0kjx-p6IcwY95LPjTG1w/s400/IMG_0135.JPG" tt="true" width="300" /></a></div></div>John (friend from high school) has generously let us crash with him for the three weeks we've spent in Buenos Aires. He lives in an amazing group house in the congreso neighborhood. John and, believe it or not, his <em>twenty</em> roommates along with a handful of squatters like us inhabit a complex of three connected houses. The setup of the house is tough to capture in photo, but here are some highlights...<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464485420403542338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CMfbCIfDSc1mKQDoDG4DsYCutPDvsSmGmJsaCV9-uUqwXEhD37fnFBxSnU-_joXD6Vuuh9cis0PaC3N7260McJHXH2RwajeCPeLlOXwCkC2413GkhN3gqIOrnZvVeiDfmQj07EcL8E8/s400/IMG_0002.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Jumbo parilla in Montevideo's Marcado del Puerto, a charming, enormous marketplace filled with open parilla restaurants. (Technically in Uruguay, not Argentina, but close enough!)</div><div><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464547635883560626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGk3g6QbfcvVr2tontX1WrC56KId18caGHAEAWCXkIwu_hMKHR2OI7JUQ3MiHQ35E0kk2wZNjqsLtWgY1olndUZSecnwKVBXLXl0npMSO1UBasMKsKbxt4fgYarKC6YCT6-PuHjNi2NHM/s400/IMG_0013.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />This waiter was trying to explain the different cuts of meat to me, but I got a bit distracted.</div><div><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464485467957674338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTFsJZnRxdN4n_9LNBNdy8aLlwq7nLxB3wvbtg4FFnNRQcsL6kZIqlILjo87_fdTRtL9xUOrdu9lImsZMV3UNrfuIK4qzvCp-Iq4uGz5i_2wm-GXN2K4fdk7C31iaznc_7NkdCrkyA_M/s400/IMG_0107.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Huge delicious steaks (ojo de bife and bife de chorizo) at Rosalia, a traditional parilla restaurant in Palermo, Buenos Aires. We requested that the steaks be "jugoso," or "juicy." </div><div><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464973661695366722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDHJc0p6M0Hozh0fW-bSytyKAQTFE8b5vR8vcE3BCxLPJZnXm0Vn1-gQew571Abn0QDlE-uRQUYJbJmjIoCFRBiv85EdxPpRX0sLSgUjiB9S_oMHXHsiRGQ8hBF_f_deqNbZaIS642bM/s400/IMG_0234.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Brochette de lomo at La Cabrera, one of the most excellent (albeit, tourist-filled) steak houses in Buenos Aires. If you go here, get this. Service includes a bounty of outstanding free side dishes.<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464977368046698850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdR2ozfDcsEDtV5fxNBe2lyrPWO68emciixemdW7z52P8bOF6LKgRfMor_-Jz17SfT_xMavBfcxo3k9VUQVtKYTI_laABkbkYneCprO5QpxKWEAvU8WQ4aWlSlpFF0YTXm9XbdTi5OkY/s400/choripan-con-chimichurri.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 281px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Choripan was our street food of choice in BsAs. Juicy chorizo, fresh crispy bread, and chimichurri. que rico. </div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18280181562342300673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-80164145791839593922010-04-22T07:25:00.000-07:002010-04-22T07:25:47.625-07:00Maté (Uruguay)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h_iiyC_CA0bMtVLE3J5GrHoUtUhXQVnqnbZNQrYLEtpVoknogPDP5RyHqi-3O7IluxEmebsAEKDdOH-dbbgGInP5k4tZqsHe8Ul2Ig8M4OiH00egaF7617f4o7kbB_SLt01Ox587ze8/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h_iiyC_CA0bMtVLE3J5GrHoUtUhXQVnqnbZNQrYLEtpVoknogPDP5RyHqi-3O7IluxEmebsAEKDdOH-dbbgGInP5k4tZqsHe8Ul2Ig8M4OiH00egaF7617f4o7kbB_SLt01Ox587ze8/s320/IMG_0026.JPG" /></a></div><br />
We've seen plenty of the popular beverage yerba maté so far in our travels, but nowhere has it been nearly as prevalent as here in Uruguay. It's hard to walk a block through the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, without passing a Uruguayan with gourd and thermos of hot water in hand happily sipping the infusion through a <i>bombilla</i>, a type of straw that strains the dried leaves as they steep in hot water. They drink it everywhere...sitting on the bus, walking along the boardwalk, lounging on the beach... <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaLneQKTo2Vw5EC-aYbS-Cp3LEIF3B4XxuIrHQi3Ia-TdSEGancS1hfwNyH3JdRlVXXAt-1dKTbupl0MHh9P6G4EjcM30vn7PxgTAcxHBMqdtyaY8xMsDdnRKyhs7H13wFPHOzTRRxuk/s1600/IMG_0245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaLneQKTo2Vw5EC-aYbS-Cp3LEIF3B4XxuIrHQi3Ia-TdSEGancS1hfwNyH3JdRlVXXAt-1dKTbupl0MHh9P6G4EjcM30vn7PxgTAcxHBMqdtyaY8xMsDdnRKyhs7H13wFPHOzTRRxuk/s320/IMG_0245.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can put anything under the sun into these little wrappers. This time, we chose to stuff them with steak, caramelized onions, celery, and roquefort. We also made a sweet one with plum and roquefort that turned out great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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We're revving back up, we promise, starting now!<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Rives and I returned Friday night from five days at an organic yoga farm located 90km outside of Buenos Aires. The farm is run by Hare Krishnas who abstain from meat, eggs, onions, garlic, alcohol, and dating, among other things. As volunteers, each day we received lodging, yoga, tai chi, and meditation classes, and three delicious vegetarian meals in exchange for 5 hours of labor and $15 USD. We were really excited to detox and revitalize after a week full of red meat, red wine, and very little sleep in Buenos Aires. We convinced our friends <a href="http://www.carlitoturner.blogspot.com/">Carlito</a> and Alexi, with whom we'd met up in BsAs, to join us on the farm.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Unfortunately, it rained for three of the five days. Since we couldn't work on the farm in the rain and mud, we were relieved from volunteer duties, and, thus, spent hours on end lazing and reading and playing cards. By the end of day three of constant sleeping, being fed, and playing on the floor of the temple, we felt like enormous spoiled babies. It was awesome!<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">When the sun finally came out, we got a chance flex our (atrophied) muscles on the farm. We would have loved to have stayed longer than five days, but we had to be back in BsAs by Saturday morning for Lauren and Deirdre's arrival.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAxjz72O8hoF8jhQ92RIVs3kvlRUxPqPHOR22v9aCOTijkJp9OCy5MpBBevctwMwyYlZE6GImKC3_13ApaolrSfVDHpZjuYEn2gwIpcMsZqLgDk4xvNJoJ1qn3UPgbaERWq5hFNiaFR4/s1600/Picture+066.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461725336198977682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAxjz72O8hoF8jhQ92RIVs3kvlRUxPqPHOR22v9aCOTijkJp9OCy5MpBBevctwMwyYlZE6GImKC3_13ApaolrSfVDHpZjuYEn2gwIpcMsZqLgDk4xvNJoJ1qn3UPgbaERWq5hFNiaFR4/s400/Picture+066.jpg" /></a> Inside the temple, where most of our classes took place. Ommmm shantiiiiii.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptiZqrp493nuOO7ZFC_TlI11EsFtGe4yrvswysrIvwj-qK7AICy_BwYkIk_paF8kQmBksE7Wbh6TVEaxVyOky6L8fvSO-ubQ7NSiNnp-hkBnFk8hmICqLwvfTbtUZpsnzppZSwU0uik4/s400/Tai+chi.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462712372127741090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">tai chi class </span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: -webkit-left;"><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGybKpsPv3L4tu8-HXWgfPECgWtxfRnsv9sdjXiqokcTrmkNMRxE2p-zZ1kBWFYKG_nZP6nFaIwU4EYc-JJAweuEBlVJF-6U5cM9XIxC5eaTiSXjSx6z9C7mH_0Mwm6IceSQoE9aC4XWg/s1600/Picture+065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461725333708395058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGybKpsPv3L4tu8-HXWgfPECgWtxfRnsv9sdjXiqokcTrmkNMRxE2p-zZ1kBWFYKG_nZP6nFaIwU4EYc-JJAweuEBlVJF-6U5cM9XIxC5eaTiSXjSx6z9C7mH_0Mwm6IceSQoE9aC4XWg/s400/Picture+065.jpg" /></a>typical lunch: rice, salad, pureed sweet potatos, squash, spinach, and potatoes, fried whole-wheat chapati chips. yum.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zq6fQFYzGg40NdZI53HGvtuRPQAE2vZGYx3fwYEu8ZWULpUNOt05gw1e9s_2ws3T7S5SAJ78txyfsUh1ebOkEqrI7QhtY2NC4AUveGq7Ghyphenhyphen_HmrKGGTekn96yiJW-AQsO7FeK3_Klnk/s1600/Picture+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461725323315043170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zq6fQFYzGg40NdZI53HGvtuRPQAE2vZGYx3fwYEu8ZWULpUNOt05gw1e9s_2ws3T7S5SAJ78txyfsUh1ebOkEqrI7QhtY2NC4AUveGq7Ghyphenhyphen_HmrKGGTekn96yiJW-AQsO7FeK3_Klnk/s400/Picture+062.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.carlitoturner.blogspot.com/"> Carlito</a> working on the construction of a mud hut<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDHGhWXLnIpEurZtmhIBzeC0i7GqmOlrbqex7bU32by0F1LMFiPJomBeZtQWpVSWd-HHLM88PS_yeUd9P7c2dMZDFS2LWuAXCRNF-cSNmcAXI_-gQhyqLkIf2iuWlO6vgjSylH949Efc/s1600/Picture+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461725315879505762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDHGhWXLnIpEurZtmhIBzeC0i7GqmOlrbqex7bU32by0F1LMFiPJomBeZtQWpVSWd-HHLM88PS_yeUd9P7c2dMZDFS2LWuAXCRNF-cSNmcAXI_-gQhyqLkIf2iuWlO6vgjSylH949Efc/s400/Picture+061.jpg" /></a>tending the flower garden<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461719252852743282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpCvXmM3Sowd8ZEz8rF9GLsXordSiA0n1ld8TguBmzl1X8P0G7Y5Fs1xUt5zqI0Ge5mq0d-tMA4QNevgoBqwgTK_o7lZ4TeNC2d_2oxXmCWk4hVhlpeb3iSV5GfrVIfncYbDA-NMr82s/s400/Picture+054.jpg" /> Not bad, eh? </div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461719245092077378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qWOOsLFXhDFtum03g3uAWL6_56MTuxCXQmi0gm3gqTL1nNpyXwQJ8SK2NsYnllsNEjSm4De61PsvLXomC0_PeGOsMWWJ0yWr22FVuujAF52N7sXmVGdzccNKet1c97vuFU7T9ZA6u-I/s400/Picture+045.jpg" /></div><div align="center">snack break<br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461719242051476274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMlLDdlwikOLj0m4iAgNs-mQJPn9kwo8xZpjKRPvae_VL_qh2ljkP4vZL4JxTOVETTwYk2EPd5iYdx-fZ5be_MaxLuMZA-5DdJB5cVMi_lMvhgp-QRORFdRXeSN4-AnZuFyzGgwJiGXg/s400/Picture+032.jpg" /></div><div align="center">Rives and Susanne working the land</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461719228049229522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoHS6JaDOCPvSQCpKuRFfj36dqbOm6yx-DgteOc-5S-UWeZS33BsJL-YwLlt52Q-4G9dsOehzEhci98LvRqMsrgDi_2IJ6KW6wL42-pzrU4eO3GEEefYvuoamKVxoCzFzxFSIdT6GV6o/s400/Picture+012.jpg" /></div><div align="center">Our cozy bunk house</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461722319530235490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikitQwMnsJU9b3qFqewIVplek-XYWpBOoX_Uucb9BaqlBP6rXKEf19gGvFyNuPy1gCEILdbDuOmCTk7Vn0MqX3k_yygFUJoefUwieCcbTqA-pFXvXR6uTRABaI-M9iHp60_GGWZNiv6nM/s400/Picture+069.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18280181562342300673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-40670511398902962592010-04-13T07:35:00.000-07:002010-04-13T07:35:00.364-07:00Street Art<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWBOFaoSMl5kiepMC7td84jhJuSQ5FCBq5xz8DvcM7xpf4NHbutDedbLXbIe3rSgZi8ej2L_VVC-EC3tIGHYKdG6kVH29rA3u-30i-Pb0J3XMxdGWVz1KnjJOkV-ql0KlvXsGHLoPhdg/s1600/Picture+064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWBOFaoSMl5kiepMC7td84jhJuSQ5FCBq5xz8DvcM7xpf4NHbutDedbLXbIe3rSgZi8ej2L_VVC-EC3tIGHYKdG6kVH29rA3u-30i-Pb0J3XMxdGWVz1KnjJOkV-ql0KlvXsGHLoPhdg/s400/Picture+064.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459264688601048178" /></a></div>Buenos Aires has a thriving, prolific street art scene, the origins of which are often attributed to a backlash against the economic crisis that Argentina experienced in the early 2000s. The city's street art culture, bolstered by a lack of police interest in graffiti, provides constant, colorful entertainment on our long walks around the city.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18280181562342300673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-15173420005973743692010-04-12T06:46:00.000-07:002010-04-12T08:37:12.736-07:00Samps<div>Though food samples aren't as copious in South America as they are in, say, the Bowery Whole Foods, we do manage to track them down...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2Uy9GSExp14I5cmFzzK9xhX8bNn3vmCoqI8j3lGwqBV1dWLkTblKQX57r_IlueYGW-4id71rq8AzJANYFf4L36xC1QiNwq2zDTf-veOZTLGurRlKf5JSDKc6w60ONM4oOGg0XcpUJT0/s1600/Picture+085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2Uy9GSExp14I5cmFzzK9xhX8bNn3vmCoqI8j3lGwqBV1dWLkTblKQX57r_IlueYGW-4id71rq8AzJANYFf4L36xC1QiNwq2zDTf-veOZTLGurRlKf5JSDKc6w60ONM4oOGg0XcpUJT0/s400/Picture+085.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459247932748744738" /></a>Crackers, jam with preserved lemons, spicy eggplant tapenade, and alfajores cookies at the San Telmo Sunday flea market. Boo yah!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18280181562342300673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-78069203015052098852010-04-09T16:22:00.000-07:002010-04-12T07:03:31.744-07:00We're in Buenos Aires<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUA7Txj-tk8kTz9L1Mvwy8qgwf-pxMdKfXZL88J8aRe67WHug0Uhaeic2BFvO4AjMGEWnCPOuyU6ifGorozKfUcj94ce3p8J_W2lZkd-DA1JFdiMo2JYIbuFdDn3vl_UPSBIOfGn4_LU/s1600/Picture+067.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUA7Txj-tk8kTz9L1Mvwy8qgwf-pxMdKfXZL88J8aRe67WHug0Uhaeic2BFvO4AjMGEWnCPOuyU6ifGorozKfUcj94ce3p8J_W2lZkd-DA1JFdiMo2JYIbuFdDn3vl_UPSBIOfGn4_LU/s400/Picture+067.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459251081035461570" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18280181562342300673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-78126897266226068242010-04-07T11:36:00.000-07:002010-04-18T23:59:28.364-07:00Supertourists: Iguazu Falls, AR<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On Monday we headed to Iguazu National Park with our friends Katie and Lea. 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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18280181562342300673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995618776791210354.post-29874422827619166202010-04-05T13:31:00.000-07:002010-04-05T13:31:00.319-07:00Landscapes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAv7F1Zhf8i-TDtlbzZfiKRcOAhMpzIimSYnzQR57ul-iRLoqlyrQd_khXBGi-S3vK-GXtPDR9eeDbHi9qG72KgQ9YnfA2xgsno3BJwwUx3QxSx8-8bzxeNlGfjgjXbjRUd9582Q7iHM/s1600/IMG_1772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAv7F1Zhf8i-TDtlbzZfiKRcOAhMpzIimSYnzQR57ul-iRLoqlyrQd_khXBGi-S3vK-GXtPDR9eeDbHi9qG72KgQ9YnfA2xgsno3BJwwUx3QxSx8-8bzxeNlGfjgjXbjRUd9582Q7iHM/s320/IMG_1772.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A view out the window on the busride from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile to Salta, Argentina. This 10-hour busride takes you through the Andes and is known to pass by many beautiful landscapes...lush ones, barren ones, colorful ones like that pictured, we even passed through a violent hail storm.</div>Riveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334612368479282337noreply@blogger.com0