Monthly Archives: January 2003

A story about El Jord�n (no, not Michael)

Posted on January 23, 2003 by Kirkman

On Wednesday we visited El El Jordán, which is a place street kids can go to when they want to turn their lives around. At El El Jordán, there are people the kids can talk to. They also can come … Continue reading →

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About money…

Posted on January 23, 2003 by Kirkman

To answer my dad’s question about currency and exchange rates…. Here the currency is the Boliviano (the “b”, pronounced “bee”). There are 7.52 Bs to 1 US dollar.

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Bureaucracy gives us a headache instead of fixing a knee

Posted on January 22, 2003 by Kirkman

A few days ago, Yoli hurt her knee somehow when standing up to leave a restaurant. We’re not sure exactly what happened, but it swelled the next day and she couldn’t bend it much. Her family tried several different creams, … Continue reading →

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It’s not easy being green

Posted on January 21, 2003 by Kirkman

Today I’m getting over my first (and hopefully last) bout of Montezuma’s Revenge. We’re not exactly sure what caused it. Theories range from some salteñas I ate on Sunday night to my drinking of tap water at the seminario (which … Continue reading →

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Good weather and the Lord of the Rings… who could ask for anything more?

Posted on January 20, 2003 by Kirkman

Well, I’m still behind with my entries. This entry was originally written Saturday. Saturday was Registration for the seminario. There were many students who came to get registered for classes. They come from all over South America, and some of … Continue reading →

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The Club, Bolivia-style

Posted on January 18, 2003 by Kirkman

Day two of my Bolivian experience ran the gamut. This entry was written Friday night, but I couldn’t post it until Saturday (today). I woke up early Friday morning and prepared to take a shower. Thankfully the guest shower has … Continue reading →

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Safe and sound

Posted on January 16, 2003 by Kirkman

Here I am at the Seminario Teologico Hebron, and already it’s been a long day! I arrived at Santa Cruz’s Viru Viru airport at 6 am (Bolivia time). My journey began at 10 am (CST) the previous day. There were … Continue reading →

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Making lists, checking ‘em twice

Posted on January 13, 2003 by Kirkman

Today and tomorrow will probably be very busy as I make all my last-minute arrangements for the trip. I’m using a technique I learned during my time at the Management Seminar for Newspaper Editors a few years back. Basically I’m … Continue reading →

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More email woes

Posted on January 12, 2003 by Kirkman

My trusty old email address of the past 3 years finally bit the dust. Since I’m no longer a student at UMSL, I left my part-time job at the Public Policy Research Center there. Unfortunately, that meant the end of … Continue reading →

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I feel like Gollum

Posted on January 10, 2003 by Kirkman

In “The Two Towers” he moans and screams “It burns, it burns us!” because of the Elf-made rope that Samwise uses to tie him up. Well, my arms they are a-burnin’ and a-stingin’ from my immunization shots. But that’s okay… … Continue reading →

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