Puentes

Translated: "It's the biggest infrastructure plan since the 50s and the most ambitious!...fix bridges with the rest of the world!"

This is how most Argentines currently sees Obama's plans...

You Can Do Better Than This

Tomorrow is my last class day for January term and I have three things due, including a map, an essay, and a presentation. My presentation explores some of the reasons why Ernesto Guevara became a communist. I am focusing on what Che Guevara saw during his trip through South America, especially the way which large U.S. American companies took advantage of the workers.
I needed a source showing how these labourers were being exploited.

I completed a search looking for working conditions in South America during the early 1900s. I found this: 'The Ku Klux Klan is a secret organization that was formed in South America in the state called Mississippi in the early 1900's which until this day still exists..." The kicker is that you actually have to pay to be able to access this junk (you can see a sampling for free).

The Order of Fashion

Certain things have been brought to my attention through some serious cultural observations. When I returned to Argentina in 2003 after being in the States for a year, everyone was wearing Arab-looking scarves which were being made in India. Seriously, pretty much everyone under the age of 30 had one on and most of them were black and white. Some where home-made, usually made of thicker yarn.

Fast forward to 2005, while I was finishing up my last year in Bolivia. I wanted to give scarves to my friends, so put in an order to my mom to buy them in Argentina (they didn't sell them in Bolivia at all). I think she had somewhat of a hard time finding them because by then they were going out of style. After arriving to the United States, I noticed that I was one of the only ones on campus wearing an Indian (or Middle Eastern, depending on what you want to call them) scarf on campus.

While I was packing to travel to Lithuania in 2007, I decided to take my scarf even though I was pretty sure I was going to be the only one wearing that style in all of Europe. When I got there I was quite surprised to find out that Middle-Eastern scarves were just starting to trickle in. Most where black and white, but there were also a few reddish ones.

Winter 2008-9. It seems like the United States is welcoming the Middle Eastern scarf look. So far, the two that I've seen have been black and white. Yay for originality!

Guess who? 2

To my dedicated readers, I'm sorry I haven't been writing in my blog much. Pictures seem to be the main staple these days... I've been quite busy lately and have had a lot of things going through my mind. I've already applied for a five month internship with Samaritan's Purse and am waiting to hear back from them. I am currently working on my application for the Peace Corps and hope to have everything sent in by the end of the month.

And now for some pictures:

Christmas with grandpa 1987, first time in the States.

In front of "El Indio" in Humahuaca, northern Jujuy. Grandma Greenman is standing behind my sister.

With pops and Tata.

My dad standing next to a vicuña.

Guess who?

Ah...the good old days...

Dinner with the big H

The soupies had a chance to have dinner with the Habeckers last night. It's crazy to think how fast time has flown by. The Dr. Habecker became the president of Taylor University my freshman year. Also, it came to our attention last night that we are are the last class to remember the van accident of '06.

Apples

The Apple community welcomes me. This is the first photo that I've taken using Photobooth.

This is the second:

Now that I have a computer, I no longer have an excuse not to blog, do my homework, email, and complete my applucation to the peace corp. The peace corp is interviewing at Ball State in February and I need to get my application in soon...