Managing the Unexpected
Continued from Random Roadtrip… “Now, Walter is in Italy… pursuing his dreams just as I am mine.” Mako wouldn’t wake up when I came a knocking. But, that turned out better because I would up calling Walter and meeting up with him. This trip back to SPS I was able to spend much more time [...]
Random Roatrip
Continued from Lost and Found… “El Doctor reckons we should make the trip together. Ahem… not if you’re after what I think you’re after. Too bad his intentions couldn’t be only amicable. If they were, I’d be on the back of that Harley yesterday. Sigh…” That evening I caught I ride with Dennis to the [...]
Coup or Criminal President in Honduras?
“A Coup In Honduras” is an opinion peace by Roger Noriega published on Forbes.com. Meeting in urgent session in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the Organization of American States (OAS) issued a demand that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya be restored to power, calling his ouster earlier that day “an unconstitutional alteration of the democratic order.” The [...]
Gournd Sentiment on the Oust of Pres in Honduras
The following are comments posted to the article “Coup Rocks Honduras” published in the Wall Street Journal: Daniel Sheridan: Let’s see a country standing up to a president that tries to run roughshod over established laws and a constitution? No wonder President Obama condemned it. Interesting that he didn’t have to think as long on [...]
More From BBC News on the Crisis in Honduras
The situation in Honduras is still shaky with an overnight curfew and continued threats from Chavez. Read the clip from BBC.com below: Interim President Roberto Micheletti has imposed an overnight curfew in Honduras, hours after being sworn in. The Congress speaker took office after troops ousted elected leader Manuel Zelaya and flew him to Costa [...]
Philanthropy for the Future
One of my many goals while I’m here in La Antigua Guatemala is to become involved in helping Non-governmental organizations and aid organizations to become more inline with the invaluable tools of today’s Social Media. Watch Katherine Fulton’s TED talk about the changing landscape of philanthropy: Also check out socialbrite.org, a new website to help [...]
Update on Political Instability in Honduras
Concerned about the current political unrest in Honduras, I sent out an email to many of my friends just a few hours away from me, across the Guatemalan border. So far, I’ve gotten two responses… The following response was sent to me via Blackberry from a friend who lives in Tegucigalpa, where the coup took [...]
Unborn Baby Kicks Can Tweet on Twitter
While Twitter is certainly a platform for micro-gossiping and micro-blogging, it’s more. An article in the New York Times explains how Twitter is aiding surgeons, political movements, corporate sales and much more. One man has even invented a machine that Tweets when a baby kicks in his mother’s womb. The first reaction many people have [...]
Political Pot Boiling in Central America
Things are getting crazy here in Central America. Here’s a quick recap: A few weeks ago, a high-profile lawyer was murdered in Guatemala. A video of him, made just days before, was discovered. In the video the lawyer professed that if he was found dead, the Guatemalan President would be the man behind his murder. [...]
Lost and Found…
Continued from Divisive Denominations… “In order to accommodate the two new guests, the family – mom, dad and four kids – all had to share a single-sized bed.” Daniela and I returned to Copan in time to catch up with the boys and meet Julio for fubolito (5-on-5 soccer)! When we arrived at la cancha [...]
Divisive Denominations?
Continued from The Invisible Glass Wall… “I asked for a cloth dipped in cool water and gently began pressing it upon the child’s forehead and body even though it made him cry out. I explained this must be done to help reduce the child’s fever.” That evening, I managed to catch up with Billy and [...]
The Invisible Glass Wall
Continued from Succumbing to Cravings… “Ricardo told how his life on the streets led to one of drugs, oppression and corruption. Eventually, it even led him to murder two Guatemalan police officers.” It wasn’t until afternoon the next day that Alfredo, Daniela, Jose and I were ready to head to the bus station for our [...]
Succumbing to Cravings…
A craving for adventure. A craving for Latin America. A craving for baleadas… My cravings led to yet another day spent bouncing around airports. St. Louis to Atlanta. From Atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale. Finally, Ft. Lauderdale to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It’s my third trip back to Central America in six months and two of [...]
Guatemalan Jailed for “Tweeting”
The Washington Post has published a story from the Associated Press about a Guatemalan who has been arrested for “tweeting” on the popular social microblogging platform, Twitter. Jean Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, sending a 96-character message on the social-networking site Twitter. [...]
14 Pages and Counting…
The blogging hiatus has been due to a completely crazy run of bad luck, including the recent need to replace my laptop. But, luck is taking a turn for the better. I have a new laptop as well as a new camera and I’m ready to be back at the blogging!! I’m working on catching [...]
Prisoners of Chocolate
Dark chocolate is favorite treat of mine. It’s disappointing to read that if I indulge in the the creamy and bitter treat I just might be contributing to abusive child labor in Africa. Read an excerpt from the End Human Trafficking blog on Change.org: What do you think is the secret ingredient of a Hershey [...]
The Power of Social Media
The video says it all… take a look!
Musica En Vivo at Rainbow Cafe
Getting back to “work” isn’t so bad. I’m perched at Rainbow Cafe in La Antigua Guatelama equipping my new laptop with all the apps, tools and widgets I need to really feel back “online.” All the while, I’m listening to “Wicho and Choko” rock out with their electric guitars with ease while sipping my Papaya [...]
Great Travelers Think Alike
Aiii… another prolonged hiatus from the blog. I deserve a slap on the wrist. BUT, I do have a decent excuse: my old laptop was damaged beyond repair. Shipping the new one to Guatemala was quite the challenge… all of which to be blogged. As I work on catching up on both Barcelona and Central [...]
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