tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157916202024-03-23T12:26:49.282-06:00another day in the jungleAnne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-52919004251215285412010-11-22T06:31:00.001-07:002010-11-22T06:33:16.841-07:00Another Day in the Jungle has MovedANOTHER DAY IN THE JUNGLE has now moved to <br />
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Please come and visit us there!!Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-28270148647267627922009-12-15T03:30:00.000-07:002009-12-15T03:30:55.023-07:00Volunteers from Campus California<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFYFsEhjL4kH4Q3K-KldZOVj_ozU45GurGRFjY91no_FiPDX-Y3M3ouuh3tNEJbOFAVaWzUybqtf9nkbSZFds60SpJNR31XwzGs0eW7coqQ9bLXXMQfJ5de9guCWyVJFZcOsF/s1600-h/DSC04365-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFYFsEhjL4kH4Q3K-KldZOVj_ozU45GurGRFjY91no_FiPDX-Y3M3ouuh3tNEJbOFAVaWzUybqtf9nkbSZFds60SpJNR31XwzGs0eW7coqQ9bLXXMQfJ5de9guCWyVJFZcOsF/s400/DSC04365-1.JPG" /></a><br />
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Bit by bit, I will be catching up on some blogging that was left far behind by circumstances. Volunteers Francisco Mendes and Ok Mandoon are from Campus California Teachers Group. CCTG is many things, but I have become familiar with it as a "school for adults, training them to become Development Instructors and Poverty Fighters in Africa, Asia and Latin America, for a 4, 6 or 12 month period". The instructors from CCTG have been bringing their small classes through El Remate to tour Project Ix-canaan for a while now, and this group of two, who are on their way to a volunteer job in Belize, actually stopped for a few days to help out with the kids of the NUFED Academy, by teaching a cooking class and an art class.<br />
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The two students were happy to do some research to determine the type of recipes that would be both interesting to the students, as well as possible to do with the ingredients that the women could afford. The primary dish that they decided to make was a Teriyaki Chicken.<br />
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What a wonderful surprise we had the other day when Project Ix-canaan was presented with this beautiful plaque thanking us for the support we gave the NUFED Academy during the past year in Computer Classes! The Academy had wanted to teach Computer Classes for some time, so we made the Ix-canaan library and computers available to them every second week for them to teach their students.Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-78828717271582547472009-12-13T00:11:00.000-07:002009-12-13T00:11:11.145-07:00SIFE Seminar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr-3RS-Rn0vMpEYzwtdHPKfSB6JV3gO62qfSW8AdDszT3uoW6KHpH6aDTM2yGkrRTTDI7ttKn0fh_ijWyJkc7g5ivSlLmMa904VxClw1STiZ0AdrXur1xMr50yu4iNEjZOp2M/s1600-h/DSC09394_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr-3RS-Rn0vMpEYzwtdHPKfSB6JV3gO62qfSW8AdDszT3uoW6KHpH6aDTM2yGkrRTTDI7ttKn0fh_ijWyJkc7g5ivSlLmMa904VxClw1STiZ0AdrXur1xMr50yu4iNEjZOp2M/s400/DSC09394_2.JPG" /></a><br />
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On Saturday, Nikki, Cameron and I ran up and down thousands of stairs around the village as we delivered invitations to a seminar to all the hotel owner/managers in the village. The Seminar was to be in two parts, Scott teaching the first part on "Social Marketing", and Nikki teaching the second segment on "Building a Free Website with Windows Live".<br />
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Doña Marta (right) and her daughter, Brenda, were hired to serve a snack of tostados with refried beans, tomato sauce and fresh cheese with fresh lemonade to drink.<br />
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We are excited to welcome 4 volunteers from the SIFE chapter of the University of Valdosta, Georgia ... Cameron Hoopes, Scott Manley, Jeffrie Shipley and Nikki Mitchell.<br />
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The group, consisting of two students and two faculty advisors, has come to El Remate as an "outreach project" to teach us to market ourselves, both as individual entities (beginning with Gringo Perdido and Project Ix-canaan) and as a village that has a lot to offer as a tourist destination.<br />
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Over the past week, the group has spent a lot of time familiarizing themselves with Gringo Perdido and Project Ix-canaan ... here you see them checking out the new experimental water collection system at the Women's Center ...<br />
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And they have been visiting local points of interest, like the Ruta del Mono Canopy tour, to collect marketing information.<br />
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</div>putting together a new website for Gringo Perdido (I'll let you know when its online!) and preparing for what could be a huge seminar this afternoon, to which they have invited all the hotel owners of the village. The seminar will be in two parts ... Nikki is going to teach part 1 and Scott will teach part 2. Tune in later to find out all about it.<br />
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After building the solar ovens on Saturday, we planned a Solar Cooking Workshop for Sunday. The volunteers had done fundraising before they left home, and were prepared for the expenses of the food, as well as the few things we needed for the ovens themselves.<br />
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Unfortunately, Sunday turned out to be too overcast to cook solar, so we turned the class into an indoor cooking class to teach the women the recipes for the foods that they had planned to cook in the solar ovens. They taught how to make a delicious lentil and rice casserole, as well as a chicken/vegetable stew.<br />
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The students from the University of North Carolina were instrumental in organizing and facilitating our first Solar Oven Building Workshop. From left to right above: Julie Mikus, Brandon Dixon, Jessie Kruse, Avani Javer, Roshen Edathil and Anushri Deshai.<br />
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We collected boxes from all over Santa Elena for weeks before the date of the workshop so we would have enough to make 10 ovens. There were 20 women who wanted to participate, 10 from each of the two women's groups, so we divided them into teams of two to work together on the ovens.<br />
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The volunteers began by matching up boxes in pairs ... one approximately 2" larger on all sides than the other in each pair. Sometimes they had to actually rebuild the boxes to get the right size.<br />
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</div></span>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-17940298048330454062009-11-08T20:19:00.001-07:002009-11-08T20:28:24.487-07:00Collaboration with N.U.F.E.D. for Computer Classes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYItTFiWxkkfViAYnSAFXZp-rWqjMWvOowruDyKGaBn8UVkfDEVj1o7QybyReW8F7JbFIpDIElEBRxQ67Fc__cf0UKGel4SrYchvBaAU-fVwWW5MXXf5xmJISNnpla1TysQwL/s1600-h/DSC08430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYItTFiWxkkfViAYnSAFXZp-rWqjMWvOowruDyKGaBn8UVkfDEVj1o7QybyReW8F7JbFIpDIElEBRxQ67Fc__cf0UKGel4SrYchvBaAU-fVwWW5MXXf5xmJISNnpla1TysQwL/s400/DSC08430.JPG" /></a><br />
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THE NUFED School is a technical institute for grades 7, 8 and 9. The graduates from this program are mostly unable (usually because of financial reasons) to go further with their education, so it is important to give them as many life skills as possible in their short time in this school.<br />
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We don't have enough computers in the Ix-canaan Library to be able to teach an entire class at once, so Byron, a local man who volunteers to teach Computer Skills to the students, has set up a schedule for afternoons, every second week. The eligible students don't get what I feel is ENOUGH computer time, but they at least get some time to become familiarized with the use of a computer. Considering that many of these students will be looking for work in tourism, their studies in Computer Skills and English are critical to their future success.<br />
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If you would like to volunteer to teach either computer classes or English classes to the students of the NUFED Institute (or any of a variety of other classes), then please let us know.<br />
</span>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-64083615125148502092009-11-01T16:22:00.001-07:002009-11-04T19:03:51.809-07:00Volunteer Group from North Carolina State University<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuZEzbub22KVdWsUNethoSh4zWsdNlxYE2CNkLcVPb0PYj94ADGc6dSYzTE3tDS88zVwYT-VqKbOI2FIzDtBDPip5lAIgL6WQrW1G7iOLNWA3fww_0uDofJ-CyGx48Oc13Y0R/s1600-h/DSC06374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuZEzbub22KVdWsUNethoSh4zWsdNlxYE2CNkLcVPb0PYj94ADGc6dSYzTE3tDS88zVwYT-VqKbOI2FIzDtBDPip5lAIgL6WQrW1G7iOLNWA3fww_0uDofJ-CyGx48Oc13Y0R/s400/DSC06374.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div>We recently spent 10 days working with a group of volunteers, mostly students from the North Carolina State University who organized two programs to benefit the local people. The first of these programs was a Diabetes Awareness Day. Shown above are Julie Mikus, Emily Soli (a woman who just happened to volunteer at this same time), Avani Javer, Anushri Deshai, Roshen Edathil, Jessie Kruse, and Brandon Dixon with Dr. Enrique and the early-morning line-up of patients who were interested in participating in this program.<br />
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Diabetes is a huge problem here in the jungle. This is a result of diet (heavy on sweet coffee and soft drinks and low on nutrition) in combination with the hot humid climate. Since there are no programs for the jungle poor who have this disease, many, often women, lose feet, then legs, then their lives at a relatively young age.<br />
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</span>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-21377184921482174292009-11-01T12:38:00.001-07:002009-11-01T13:16:56.015-07:00Adelaida Finishes her "Practicas"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UUKqbY6u5wWeNGxbqcxYnbPAVMTn3fUz0uaS4d8_gSq35VxBu1e0m2Bs0emoJiK895zmW39Z9C11B4mkDXWlCIS0wPvcBSPtNwXzdoh-3ohsHALpXBNq1IuUMY9fr4G3LK3n/s1600-h/DSC08633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UUKqbY6u5wWeNGxbqcxYnbPAVMTn3fUz0uaS4d8_gSq35VxBu1e0m2Bs0emoJiK895zmW39Z9C11B4mkDXWlCIS0wPvcBSPtNwXzdoh-3ohsHALpXBNq1IuUMY9fr4G3LK3n/s640/DSC08633.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-12213769070898183812009-10-18T19:57:00.000-06:002009-10-18T19:57:01.253-06:00A Successful School Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-7254598575689561612009-10-18T14:38:00.003-06:002009-10-18T14:56:44.732-06:00October Volunteers: Joe Moore and Juleen Rodakowski<span id="goog_1255869927874"></span><span id="goog_1255869927875"></span><br />
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</div>Meet Joe Moore and Juleen Rodakowski, who have been volunteering here for over a week ... teaching and working with a group of local children.<br />
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Joe and Juleen prepared an excellent program for their daily class, consisting of a variety of different activities, interspersed with time on the playground.<br />
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</div></span>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-65117847456165880292009-10-01T15:54:00.001-06:002009-10-02T15:51:40.839-06:00Beberly Reads<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjf9tYndfHXT0EEjaaTLaYA90P-akwlAmKvQilHXLVjUiIvl7_OYowITMxTg8MVQU1WR3HnCmyfHTO5JEtGZ2VeyFuvxOhjYN9y_DRgok0n7lF7QTa5HMwUG_-mkvhcNsBL3W/s1600-h/DSC06897.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjf9tYndfHXT0EEjaaTLaYA90P-akwlAmKvQilHXLVjUiIvl7_OYowITMxTg8MVQU1WR3HnCmyfHTO5JEtGZ2VeyFuvxOhjYN9y_DRgok0n7lF7QTa5HMwUG_-mkvhcNsBL3W/s400/DSC06897.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387754393296551554" /></a><br />On the most recent trip that Rose and Beberly were here, Beberly took time out from their busy schedule with the women's group in order to read some books to the children.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Rose and the kids were enthralled as Beberly entertained the group with animation and laughter.</span><div><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXwnJU5AayCQtt90gk7Bz0t7AE4kR5DWYAvacKmiPL1d9V14itcum1L-uUNXj9qMEsRHc-fDVMo29Ps9g_zBo5X7fP2PaNCQR2JjVQHlZ-PVGosXeHXDy5cR2pOz_MviSRI1Y/s1600-h/DSC06893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXwnJU5AayCQtt90gk7Bz0t7AE4kR5DWYAvacKmiPL1d9V14itcum1L-uUNXj9qMEsRHc-fDVMo29Ps9g_zBo5X7fP2PaNCQR2JjVQHlZ-PVGosXeHXDy5cR2pOz_MviSRI1Y/s400/DSC06893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388059394511527250" /></a><br />This is an activity that is really important for the kids here. They do not have books in their homes or schools and seldom hear a story read aloud to them. We are always looking for volunteers who would like to share this type of activity and help to birth an appreciation for literature amongst the young kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bSLl7RgJZiFqkdKIMA86RYDxzv61wgxrxT3HYdji3haQVWZyMM22aGRh4Xuw93ksiKQhffoTg_JyzEm82LQ92uIB92Fn81yvVoqpssru2hPXimUk9j2LLQTxrD_YVyYBXse4/s1600-h/DSC06898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bSLl7RgJZiFqkdKIMA86RYDxzv61wgxrxT3HYdji3haQVWZyMM22aGRh4Xuw93ksiKQhffoTg_JyzEm82LQ92uIB92Fn81yvVoqpssru2hPXimUk9j2LLQTxrD_YVyYBXse4/s400/DSC06898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388121761781478930" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /></span></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-113543023037848602009-09-30T14:34:00.000-06:002009-09-30T17:59:54.053-06:00Meet La Chatona ...<div>Meet La Chatona ... </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbDuSjQ-u19p1w_3M6AyH3VJfF70Tlfw5zVrLjehYspOUu10_msVnsGccJnLzbCOS0nNPkGMzFSBdD4JJ344zE0276pL_9UIy2dxk1vVUc_j2dPzqRCxPX5sYPC02vPlT5Zw3/s1600-h/DSC06880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbDuSjQ-u19p1w_3M6AyH3VJfF70Tlfw5zVrLjehYspOUu10_msVnsGccJnLzbCOS0nNPkGMzFSBdD4JJ344zE0276pL_9UIy2dxk1vVUc_j2dPzqRCxPX5sYPC02vPlT5Zw3/s400/DSC06880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387363199382900306" /></a><br />y el Caballito (little horse)<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBsuE91KFDhoqS73LFerpjb5yHzc40W7V51RVgi5Vub6gQ_eIIrMZUBDiZlaNxlyjBL4QAQ6O3ecf5mE2tKlyI43OOKV_bWRBWsYzpC7DMci79H2ymC5nHx7-sc5GM848JktK/s1600-h/DSC06882.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBsuE91KFDhoqS73LFerpjb5yHzc40W7V51RVgi5Vub6gQ_eIIrMZUBDiZlaNxlyjBL4QAQ6O3ecf5mE2tKlyI43OOKV_bWRBWsYzpC7DMci79H2ymC5nHx7-sc5GM848JktK/s400/DSC06882.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387367973025769394" /></a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Adelaida dropped by the other day to ask if I would like to see her school project before she passed it along to its new owners. I gladly assented and we walked over to her house where I saw these colorful giants waiting up on her porch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VDYFZ0hFqQMRvnAvcbHJpm1ImXUZkKeYuBh8klpWEIj9WW219kjueUFKjm2ZYvkYl7OeB02cjPAHQDbwB9Ue1Jvhzc7q1MQEiM8Akhzy8rmY3oW5GynbBI91pYOtCfUeKbQR/s1600-h/DSC06886.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VDYFZ0hFqQMRvnAvcbHJpm1ImXUZkKeYuBh8klpWEIj9WW219kjueUFKjm2ZYvkYl7OeB02cjPAHQDbwB9Ue1Jvhzc7q1MQEiM8Akhzy8rmY3oW5GynbBI91pYOtCfUeKbQR/s400/DSC06886.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387370015320983938" /></a><br />Wow! What kind of project is this? Adelaida jumped into the Caballito costume<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaarv2c7WXeYzn7BUKD_DTdd1dmQSCE590VsN_aWQm_E8loHr1lquRjCCqNqcO_2TjGjdC_85in8hyZez5oViY2CAY9s0fB8J454gtRmt_fUVopcBEUeWwYo-AKG29EurfrQ0f/s1600-h/DSC06875.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaarv2c7WXeYzn7BUKD_DTdd1dmQSCE590VsN_aWQm_E8loHr1lquRjCCqNqcO_2TjGjdC_85in8hyZez5oViY2CAY9s0fB8J454gtRmt_fUVopcBEUeWwYo-AKG29EurfrQ0f/s400/DSC06875.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387387836003175698" /></a><br />and proceeded to give me a spirited description of the meaning behind the large characters.<br /><br />As near as I can understand, it seems that la Chatona was a famous woman of the jungles of Petén who would come riding her little horse to the dances and always be the life of the party. She is now a fixture at all parties and dances in the province ... so much so that on December 6th, 2007, the dance called <b>El Baille de la Chatona y el Caballito</b> (The Dance of Chatona and Little Horse) was declared by the Minister of Culture and Sports to be <i>"a part of the intangible, cultural heritage of the nation for its expression of the history, culture and art of the region".</i><br /><br />Apparently our local school children were saddened that they did not have a Chatona and Caballito to liven up their celebrations. And Adelaida had been assigned the task, for her main project of the year, of creating something lasting for the local school district. She made an excellent mark on her project ... and the school now has its own La Chatona y el Caballito.<br /></span></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-62354214109015534222009-09-29T07:38:00.000-06:002009-09-29T07:46:05.454-06:00Only in Petén<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RguOQntmt8sxWX52v_EPXL8KE8kdlsx7UGW9NntuIywc3iGtE-xDX_9PBxS4yWpVAfGAMfBa8xODuK5tn-vTUVx2Zh_HXeA_9cNrSZIMTGTqmdXaKOXMEfjuw3oTzyj_-YPx/s1600-h/DSC07802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RguOQntmt8sxWX52v_EPXL8KE8kdlsx7UGW9NntuIywc3iGtE-xDX_9PBxS4yWpVAfGAMfBa8xODuK5tn-vTUVx2Zh_HXeA_9cNrSZIMTGTqmdXaKOXMEfjuw3oTzyj_-YPx/s400/DSC07802.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386883859785673314" /></a><br /><br />This is the MAIN STREET in Santa Elena / Flores!! If you look straight ahead, you will see the island of Flores ... the capitol of Petén ... and this is the corner of the main intersection in town. Months ago the muni ripped up and dug out the main road from this intersection to the island capitol ... and the road to the right which is the main route out of town. They worked long enough to get a good deep hole which promptly filled with water, at which point they closed down the operation and left it as you see it ... with grass growing right up to the intersection.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />You can only imagine what this has done to our traffic patterns!!<br /></span>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-60567712268302858892009-09-28T11:09:00.001-06:002009-09-28T14:50:47.258-06:00Volunteering with the Children<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-ONFBKSFUKdfkQrx7WKpJFXDZW20Rn4tM4gEQk7kqdImtT10cdmHaldTtrs6oHT7jEs7GivHM1TBplMtj7bY85rFSGCP0xkG_fZ9KWLezkPF9zfB1Q03Y6Tx3eQi4CrJh_DH/s1600-h/DSC08152.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-ONFBKSFUKdfkQrx7WKpJFXDZW20Rn4tM4gEQk7kqdImtT10cdmHaldTtrs6oHT7jEs7GivHM1TBplMtj7bY85rFSGCP0xkG_fZ9KWLezkPF9zfB1Q03Y6Tx3eQi4CrJh_DH/s400/DSC08152.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386567257480323058" /></a><br />We have just finished a fun-filled two weeks with volunteers Cadie Powers (left) and Theresa Caballero who have been doing a variety of activities with a group of children ranging in age from about 5 to 12 years.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />For 3 hours every afternoon, about 25 kids have been coming to the Ix-canaan Library to do a daily project,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh239LDXUl6VIYKiosHAnepiyjhy4vzocPgil1yslUdCoPPuKbaGxGHYde1TT1QNEwbqiB9Uaq5shfLchuJ1AyJ1k8sqoOjWn7eaNwXkBEqHkTjGwTGkxQsAPXz6cQPcbNawva-/s1600-h/DSC08037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh239LDXUl6VIYKiosHAnepiyjhy4vzocPgil1yslUdCoPPuKbaGxGHYde1TT1QNEwbqiB9Uaq5shfLchuJ1AyJ1k8sqoOjWn7eaNwXkBEqHkTjGwTGkxQsAPXz6cQPcbNawva-/s400/DSC08037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386576182553217730" /></a><br />followed by reading, game playing,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGeiIrysbbNRFd8TfsbGz2ZOGRKPNvf27efnZVNBafImE3ld9Bm1xowr6m8GoF8vOnoBftRyt4THWPBv6nqFpV01ANzs8xYQ-KGS-_q4ToL_H8ba2R6n6KoY3BkTDvZvmXBMu/s1600-h/DSC08139.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGeiIrysbbNRFd8TfsbGz2ZOGRKPNvf27efnZVNBafImE3ld9Bm1xowr6m8GoF8vOnoBftRyt4THWPBv6nqFpV01ANzs8xYQ-KGS-_q4ToL_H8ba2R6n6KoY3BkTDvZvmXBMu/s400/DSC08139.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386617775968697266" /></a><br />art work<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif0FAtbjqWw7M_FsCot_xlYs_WnjUm15nErqMiux66egVkwuzNI6tgOJXMxZvvXSDp__j1t-nh5rond1Y6I2ab2yR12ALX4H7STMffcIEr6HeQxbtVpmuTchh6UonGTIi4V73/s1600-h/DSC08141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif0FAtbjqWw7M_FsCot_xlYs_WnjUm15nErqMiux66egVkwuzNI6tgOJXMxZvvXSDp__j1t-nh5rond1Y6I2ab2yR12ALX4H7STMffcIEr6HeQxbtVpmuTchh6UonGTIi4V73/s400/DSC08141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386613343933497218" /></a><br />some lessons in photography<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO5ZRDtgcZgUo0trt1NzJme-ub6qCsqqckqc9wKBGaGXzR6XCSb_oBTOvBUSe8LjVGReUNERvdfBRVw1F1PnrSda72xnCSehWnDqb2z4M1gwHqnxClFLGl4L0ibU499spgq6J/s1600-h/DSC08155.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO5ZRDtgcZgUo0trt1NzJme-ub6qCsqqckqc9wKBGaGXzR6XCSb_oBTOvBUSe8LjVGReUNERvdfBRVw1F1PnrSda72xnCSehWnDqb2z4M1gwHqnxClFLGl4L0ibU499spgq6J/s400/DSC08155.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619382800805842" /></a><br />and fun in the playground.<br /><br />On their final day, Theresa and Cadie even brought a cake to be shared by all ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m4T7VRz_hP3rEP_tYeDAkONFv2F7hTszDlwbuyr7SyzdhmvFo70Y0oeEMZN6dlGiaOulcrPqBLUnTQEmbityKF2PE34vhpSyxNARjBK6i7PT95sOKtAO-rZCZrk9NwCeL93i/s1600-h/DSC08144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m4T7VRz_hP3rEP_tYeDAkONFv2F7hTszDlwbuyr7SyzdhmvFo70Y0oeEMZN6dlGiaOulcrPqBLUnTQEmbityKF2PE34vhpSyxNARjBK6i7PT95sOKtAO-rZCZrk9NwCeL93i/s400/DSC08144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621117333962210" /></a><br /></span>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-85986030004103110622009-04-27T17:10:00.000-06:002009-04-28T10:26:59.542-06:00The Wall<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznEOoJNeHH1EdpPqiebLcyYWTzBKBzc8dZ4DcCIdtW_QZiTCZ_cCUE2FElbd9eI-Y1SCGWqoeiQZn4RlUtVxJBzdld7cyhNWn7Fv7P7GG5SB8ca3nZ07etY8icy_5mxKSX9fm/s1600-h/DSC04795-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznEOoJNeHH1EdpPqiebLcyYWTzBKBzc8dZ4DcCIdtW_QZiTCZ_cCUE2FElbd9eI-Y1SCGWqoeiQZn4RlUtVxJBzdld7cyhNWn7Fv7P7GG5SB8ca3nZ07etY8icy_5mxKSX9fm/s400/DSC04795-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Violette asked shortly after she began working with the kids if it would be possible to paint a "group mural" on the end wall of the library/computer center building. We gave her an enthusiastic YES ... and this is the happy result!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />She made stencils of various types of flowers, and let each child choose their flower, color and location on the vine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCt8a-xCS_PoyWqUoVnN5q5qFvGyO8hTXjUPfbq3iSmnchMNt1Kev3fsSJIOD4UWcxlKrIADo1uiOpGb6kDctssO8mplFGPkjr7CmvmpzftNlgfN806QQbJnWdZe4EJ6KzLfy/s1600-h/DSC04652-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCt8a-xCS_PoyWqUoVnN5q5qFvGyO8hTXjUPfbq3iSmnchMNt1Kev3fsSJIOD4UWcxlKrIADo1uiOpGb6kDctssO8mplFGPkjr7CmvmpzftNlgfN806QQbJnWdZe4EJ6KzLfy/s400/DSC04652-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329515792711873538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yzBc8URaP_d0UbGs3JtNTuodVrMynoLRUAlgh6X-kDiWMiKJeTcEa4ZWasitPrAvt0ajAAoinSEPwBqrTTqKMljMedZDQSl6S3qZEknTl5yTDBMw9sNDV0SaGOIoXxLhBu70/s1600-h/DSC04654-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yzBc8URaP_d0UbGs3JtNTuodVrMynoLRUAlgh6X-kDiWMiKJeTcEa4ZWasitPrAvt0ajAAoinSEPwBqrTTqKMljMedZDQSl6S3qZEknTl5yTDBMw9sNDV0SaGOIoXxLhBu70/s400/DSC04654-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329516537058790674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ejGFCkKB-Ar4ABgFt0QCfHRK8ol8FhRAT5lTHhJDdyEjaR19O36BQmjagjTm0SA7Nc5CzmrfZCJS7jgsQAWe9Cpf6e_SvS5G5D9v4UqBAabK_xG4WO9SPLlEiJMqpcBiYkTm/s1600-h/DSC04658-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ejGFCkKB-Ar4ABgFt0QCfHRK8ol8FhRAT5lTHhJDdyEjaR19O36BQmjagjTm0SA7Nc5CzmrfZCJS7jgsQAWe9Cpf6e_SvS5G5D9v4UqBAabK_xG4WO9SPLlEiJMqpcBiYkTm/s400/DSC04658-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329516892398675506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uH_lThSeREdw7-IdbZbFsEbD2rENRVrjyd4HFELL4JPtoJw12T1O9dja4WrsknZaDs0MjwxBQrC8gXWOws__VxMLN65HOeOQ9zW9QsMMzf4K1QkDSGJGennC_zcC7y6Q78FF/s1600-h/DSC04669-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uH_lThSeREdw7-IdbZbFsEbD2rENRVrjyd4HFELL4JPtoJw12T1O9dja4WrsknZaDs0MjwxBQrC8gXWOws__VxMLN65HOeOQ9zW9QsMMzf4K1QkDSGJGennC_zcC7y6Q78FF/s400/DSC04669-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329517281295162914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-67777699654495049782009-04-27T10:24:00.000-06:002009-04-27T16:02:34.275-06:00Simon and Violette, Volunteers from France<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXA0lp3TC5MvdEerba-m59Iv0emU_XjrVQXppA2DmUlpaMYoh9IbQ5tjlRIwAqhVBsMQn1BLiSGT4pV6KKPT8H8epprR3PxeCMD9WX-AR4AMD4HQFSOpeisiUrOcdzfIMTUFt/s1600-h/DSC04777-1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXA0lp3TC5MvdEerba-m59Iv0emU_XjrVQXppA2DmUlpaMYoh9IbQ5tjlRIwAqhVBsMQn1BLiSGT4pV6KKPT8H8epprR3PxeCMD9WX-AR4AMD4HQFSOpeisiUrOcdzfIMTUFt/s400/DSC04777-1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />Simon and Violette Berger, from France, have been here volunteering with the kids for over a month. In that time, they've done a variety of things with the kids ... most notably ...<br /><br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />THE WALL: (check next entry for more details on this incredible work of art!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XKZmBtnQwfNszeqLuS0vojY5C9JLZrowrdERwCQfIIWjK28pL4-EiWp8pq89O4WSHtC446QusbqyZkqWGV3BrROuEcREOcNmXCN6_-ne_6nbY9Ilzj1f5dY6721E_qTapOQN/s1600-h/DSC04795-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XKZmBtnQwfNszeqLuS0vojY5C9JLZrowrdERwCQfIIWjK28pL4-EiWp8pq89O4WSHtC446QusbqyZkqWGV3BrROuEcREOcNmXCN6_-ne_6nbY9Ilzj1f5dY6721E_qTapOQN/s400/DSC04795-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329415470508175714" border="0" /></a><br />Amongst many other things, they also taught the kids how to make juggling balls and how to juggle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x3iGPq5lL52-j93f8ktAAaDq1OzJUNMpAVwl2nj0BMqsYyiioh4q7i0su6RhlDjqg_gW5m96TP3pT9HmW5Q7v9htCbqhcjQ9aq-vCjJBaUIPRa8c3jILazzhfvyxkrIK-jEP/s1600-h/DSC04444-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x3iGPq5lL52-j93f8ktAAaDq1OzJUNMpAVwl2nj0BMqsYyiioh4q7i0su6RhlDjqg_gW5m96TP3pT9HmW5Q7v9htCbqhcjQ9aq-vCjJBaUIPRa8c3jILazzhfvyxkrIK-jEP/s400/DSC04444-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329417851347244514" border="0" /></a><br />They taught them some magic tricks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQe2g0ItiN58CehCMoxCdIixvM8j5dtjHJQJmGVFV4-h0il51g29Ml78aBcvZcT18pTpdW24ACz8tEHX6gtUlHqgQAjWQ63VyaZmqkvlcLa7UI2JSM5zHWCvSkh2XD0H6F_SEY/s1600-h/DSC04452-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQe2g0ItiN58CehCMoxCdIixvM8j5dtjHJQJmGVFV4-h0il51g29Ml78aBcvZcT18pTpdW24ACz8tEHX6gtUlHqgQAjWQ63VyaZmqkvlcLa7UI2JSM5zHWCvSkh2XD0H6F_SEY/s400/DSC04452-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329419122007783874" border="0" /></a><br />They worked at puzzles ..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieP0epSgrXqqn1ZC3azbLbmLbFDHj-mUZ6SVqbLglr-dn_6HUu0aj1xSqQZcGepvECIkp9xTTZSQziW8Hd9pUuBe0TKEzQYESYzJ59t_PxTPppd6O5705YSGAz9e2qxNuml4pJ/s1600-h/DSC04659-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieP0epSgrXqqn1ZC3azbLbmLbFDHj-mUZ6SVqbLglr-dn_6HUu0aj1xSqQZcGepvECIkp9xTTZSQziW8Hd9pUuBe0TKEzQYESYzJ59t_PxTPppd6O5705YSGAz9e2qxNuml4pJ/s400/DSC04659-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329491785783200658" border="0" /></a>and games ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4ZsU9WNIuZyeGGMWvqxNQW2Sz5x0lN9lbmVRQEH92jSN3J6qbwqrpoYaqwUT_C440PcKSEIiX5554yLSaks9eS9JEo3YEIYUr1iqWe8pBq0u9wPPul0Wf5zMBA2wIXOh6k0U/s1600-h/DSC04663-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4ZsU9WNIuZyeGGMWvqxNQW2Sz5x0lN9lbmVRQEH92jSN3J6qbwqrpoYaqwUT_C440PcKSEIiX5554yLSaks9eS9JEo3YEIYUr1iqWe8pBq0u9wPPul0Wf5zMBA2wIXOh6k0U/s400/DSC04663-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329492134283289170" border="0" /></a><br />and miscellaneous other arts and crafts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEwlN-38NRSzA2lCXBA8cW3gPq6D_zJIcQoFl8ZXzwjUKnvuL6LkEVixDjP4bK4i__D9N-ahg_gK6S-fRqCngbN-HTxfZUWIQBOhlxPhItaL18VcbtzKKO8ZhHGy2gz8L8N-T/s1600-h/DSC04392-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEwlN-38NRSzA2lCXBA8cW3gPq6D_zJIcQoFl8ZXzwjUKnvuL6LkEVixDjP4bK4i__D9N-ahg_gK6S-fRqCngbN-HTxfZUWIQBOhlxPhItaL18VcbtzKKO8ZhHGy2gz8L8N-T/s400/DSC04392-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329493028994378850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-11937428398493728262009-04-24T07:52:00.000-06:002009-04-27T17:03:49.163-06:00Lots of Volunteers<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYW6hrG9uOp7If_I08nEFIQ6YeKH9ef9Z7dVi1J7VcSaDRiUkyrLEKHDbveehpKxON0Lwv42dHAH65Hq3m05k-IdV7BCNGkCs2VZ_nMhFQbN_Y1hulNORJRUdJ94rO8IrX913/s1600-h/DSC04381.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYW6hrG9uOp7If_I08nEFIQ6YeKH9ef9Z7dVi1J7VcSaDRiUkyrLEKHDbveehpKxON0Lwv42dHAH65Hq3m05k-IdV7BCNGkCs2VZ_nMhFQbN_Y1hulNORJRUdJ94rO8IrX913/s400/DSC04381.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br />For a short while, we had a large number of volunteers all active in the village at the same time. They are not all here for this picture (missing Simon, Violette and Aleta) but the ones that are here are ... Dr. Bob Dickson, co-ordinator of Friends of Ix-canaan in Calgary, Alberta; Dr. Andrea Hull, working on a water and sanitation program and a diabetes program here in the village; Jan Raymond, supporter of library programs; Allison Haynes of California, volunteer working with the women's group; Ok Namgoong of Korea, volunteer teaching cooking classes for NUFED students; Francisco Mendez South America, teaching an art class to the NUFED students; and Anthony Nugent from Campus California who volunteered with the labor of the NUFED bathrooms.<br /><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-54592683352396464062009-04-24T06:16:00.000-06:002009-04-24T06:16:27.899-06:00Dr. Andrea Hull<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbKI6AxPLfMDdEhha0r2H51u6TMurIkF89ILw2A9AUSDuOj_pqBPq3IvTuUrLSyw8u3l8eXRKolvmspKU38QRdli9Zx278XO0wXV4_uj1qQ7XdS-gNp2azw-YY0BJoKk7ngna/s1600-h/DSC04657-1.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbKI6AxPLfMDdEhha0r2H51u6TMurIkF89ILw2A9AUSDuOj_pqBPq3IvTuUrLSyw8u3l8eXRKolvmspKU38QRdli9Zx278XO0wXV4_uj1qQ7XdS-gNp2azw-YY0BJoKk7ngna/s400/DSC04657-1.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br /><br />Dr. Andrea Hull is here from Canada for a month, volunteering with Project Ix-canaan. Andrea is focussing on two main areas ... Water/sanitation in the village and Diabetes Care. <br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Shortly after her arrival, we scheduled a meeting with the village Water Committee to discover what is being done re purification of the village water supply. It appears that the Chlorination machine was disconnected within a month of its first operation (10 years ago) after complaints that the chickens in the village were dying of chlorine overdose. Since the water of the lake is not REALLY bad, and those with enough money buy their own drinking water, it has never become a priority to purify the water.<br /><br />Andrea is now doing a survey of the village inhabitants to determine what services of water and sanitation the houses have now and what the people believe is most needed.<br /><br />She has also been working closely with the Nurse's Aid of the Puesto de Salud in the village, and with a group of women with diabetes, to develop a care program that will prevent the worst of the repercussions of diabetes (loss of feet, legs and life).<br /></span><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-22001582005473391792009-04-20T16:55:00.000-06:002009-04-24T06:44:56.769-06:00Determining Educational Needs<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3x6PKAQiUrvoLttvh830TMa8HeA0QDDANq2mrBDidyODYPyNIqSqY34RIjS2VIJA2D7d4aVC-nWa9eHa8V1EEiDPXl-vOkmFDAYfGt7U_pYzED6xGKpWIIbBwPFrqiaDJgXf/s1600-h/DSC04361-1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3x6PKAQiUrvoLttvh830TMa8HeA0QDDANq2mrBDidyODYPyNIqSqY34RIjS2VIJA2D7d4aVC-nWa9eHa8V1EEiDPXl-vOkmFDAYfGt7U_pYzED6xGKpWIIbBwPFrqiaDJgXf/s400/DSC04361-1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br />One of the first things Dr. Bob did while in El Remate was to meet with the Director and teachers at the NUFED school to discuss the needs and goals of the school over the short term. Later, he met with the Directora of the public elementary school, who are in need of funding to finish the cement floors of two new classrooms (I don't know how I missed getting photos of that day).<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />He also was excited to talk with Don Sebastian (right), the contractor in charge of the new bathroom construction.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BsDiyc_qK2MiUjVKok9FHxqzg3RWFjYwK4s7CNaR_9rweYqdwwtk_rL91QeCnOObH5TaXhgns51sTQkcgQFn33yMUGNQ_jKGaJt5FJpVhevKgRhaBASWOOGSOfP25N959X-Y/s1600-h/DSC04385-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BsDiyc_qK2MiUjVKok9FHxqzg3RWFjYwK4s7CNaR_9rweYqdwwtk_rL91QeCnOObH5TaXhgns51sTQkcgQFn33yMUGNQ_jKGaJt5FJpVhevKgRhaBASWOOGSOfP25N959X-Y/s400/DSC04385-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328232224956585106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-88172981219395997412009-04-20T13:29:00.000-06:002009-04-21T06:48:34.963-06:00NUFED Bathrooms Completed!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOEPBKd2B_A5bYtuemN83M5Rh6z6kALmz43uJ-RB9dO8exHpLX46m9qrvs-iPnMpnItbFRU9usaZOLGec7mBD8BonpEZ3EecfqVQdAlZ0l5XsKWrVp_k3V2rFvO0VtwykyuGe/s1600-h/DSC04495-1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOEPBKd2B_A5bYtuemN83M5Rh6z6kALmz43uJ-RB9dO8exHpLX46m9qrvs-iPnMpnItbFRU9usaZOLGec7mBD8BonpEZ3EecfqVQdAlZ0l5XsKWrVp_k3V2rFvO0VtwykyuGe/s400/DSC04495-1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />The students and teachers of the NUFED School are really happy to finally have bathroom facilities.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Thanks to the untiring efforts of Bill Horne of Calgary, Alberta (shown here with Don Sebastian, the contractor for the job, back in October when this idea was discussed) this idea has become reality.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvRmed2BfUy9O_LxZkK3_LY8mTKyrJ34ABMvhRX-sbaiBfmcVc4l0bdxPWZu8zTJWjAM-FS8kqhu4kCDFWWJZSpYX75KFlVFjddiT1CeDgGPdtFYroKoy5qiGLw2GnAaa0SuB/s1600-h/DSC02570-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvRmed2BfUy9O_LxZkK3_LY8mTKyrJ34ABMvhRX-sbaiBfmcVc4l0bdxPWZu8zTJWjAM-FS8kqhu4kCDFWWJZSpYX75KFlVFjddiT1CeDgGPdtFYroKoy5qiGLw2GnAaa0SuB/s400/DSC02570-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327123720067594242" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-19203155742416553382009-04-13T07:12:00.000-06:002009-04-24T07:36:56.872-06:00Jan Raymond<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3g4B-i6rP5RT80XzPckZe5z7uluw9VA2hodKIXK9zMYngMqRSRoEUhP7Ybani6oEsOFfx7Lr5-a-8iikAuhWP4NZ8hLcXyQuRUKPbeLQNxyNfHPBnZFhyphenhyphenay833-QW6puojnq/s1600-h/DSC04397-1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3g4B-i6rP5RT80XzPckZe5z7uluw9VA2hodKIXK9zMYngMqRSRoEUhP7Ybani6oEsOFfx7Lr5-a-8iikAuhWP4NZ8hLcXyQuRUKPbeLQNxyNfHPBnZFhyphenhyphenay833-QW6puojnq/s400/DSC04397-1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />Dr. Bob's travelling companion, Jan Raymond, has been an active supporter of Project Ix-canaan for a few years now. As an educator, Jan has been instrumental in gathering together and sending a variety of excellent books, as well as art supplies and other library materials. This time, we were fortunate that Jan was able to come herself to deliver another huge bag of educational supplies.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15791620.post-46703231121026056942009-04-12T14:50:00.000-06:002009-04-24T07:07:01.834-06:00Delivery of Medicines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4bXiy5As044dFM6r6tczy8xG4RhFi1UA5_eNA-9PCBU0029qlSj5kQeX9OVBfSMZRiecyg1k1OkHtQd-R2ukKeaXd35O7dQK_XXUNcVHZVdeXqu4DS8PatYLJK6jDNui6s3r/s1600-h/DSC04350-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4bXiy5As044dFM6r6tczy8xG4RhFi1UA5_eNA-9PCBU0029qlSj5kQeX9OVBfSMZRiecyg1k1OkHtQd-R2ukKeaXd35O7dQK_XXUNcVHZVdeXqu4DS8PatYLJK6jDNui6s3r/s400/DSC04350-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326907879625984594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dr. Bob, the Calgary coordinator of Friends of Ix-canaan, arrived the first of April to bring down much needed medicines to the clinic.<br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />It is wonderful to once again have medicines in the pharmacy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxk-nnZvc6xsNKPyln6CqlPZMEKn8SMttDof0ih8uM5RJCGz1hErLHs7GTYTcDC2gn322EBVqVISpD0PSp0nvnVuR9dxJf_g-5INVaDchx2L_bAKoODuNjBkgkhqFoGFUJgXR/s1600-h/DSC04379-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxk-nnZvc6xsNKPyln6CqlPZMEKn8SMttDof0ih8uM5RJCGz1hErLHs7GTYTcDC2gn322EBVqVISpD0PSp0nvnVuR9dxJf_g-5INVaDchx2L_bAKoODuNjBkgkhqFoGFUJgXR/s400/DSC04379-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328243345717961714" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Anne Lossinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352493466101958103noreply@blogger.com1