Comments for fish tracks in a dry riverbed http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com missives from a Peace Corps experience in El Salvador Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:35:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Salt Rugs by nevus http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/salt-rugs/#comment-190 nevus Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:35:52 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-190 these are beautiful! -sarah b these are beautiful!

-sarah b

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]]> Comment on Niña Evangelina’s Life Story by Appa http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/nina-evangelinas-life-story/#comment-169 Appa Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:26:14 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-169 Link didn't work for me--I "don't have permission" to see it. Can you fix that? Link didn’t work for me–I “don’t have permission” to see it. Can you fix that?

]]> Comment on Superplush (part 2) by will http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/superplush-part-2/#comment-167 will Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:05:17 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-167 G, YOU ARE MY AMBASSADOR OF QWON, MAN. Love, Sir Sean Connery G,
YOU ARE MY AMBASSADOR OF QWON, MAN.

Love,
Sir Sean Connery

]]> Comment on Superplush (part 2) by barbara weaner http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/superplush-part-2/#comment-166 barbara weaner Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:18:26 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-166 Hi G, We loved this posting. You answered all of the questons I was hoping to ask you, with no request. Thank you. It was great seeing you at the retreat. I could see with my own eyes what a rich experience this has been for you. I tried to forward you an article today from the NY Times. I sent it to Gabriel.rogers@gmail.com. I thought I had your address, but couldn't find it. Can you confirm? Love, Barbara Hi G,

We loved this posting. You answered all of the questons I was hoping to ask you, with no request. Thank you.

It was great seeing you at the retreat. I could see with my own eyes what a rich experience this has been for you.

I tried to forward you an article today from the NY Times. I sent it to Gabriel.rogers@gmail.com. I thought I had your address, but couldn’t find it. Can you confirm?

Love,
Barbara

]]> Comment on Bad days, good days, eyes and forays by David Proudfoot http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/bad-days-good-days-eyes-and-forays/#comment-163 David Proudfoot Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:19:12 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/?p=113#comment-163 I admire your writing style. There is so much detail and descriptions that bring this life closer to me. I hope you talk about the methods of farming especially dealing with harvesting and storage for my benefit. I am learning how to harvest corn without tractor equipment (for lack of dollars). Hugh gave me this blog address. David I admire your writing style. There is so much detail and descriptions that bring this life closer to me.
I hope you talk about the methods of farming especially dealing with harvesting and storage for my benefit. I am learning how to harvest corn without tractor equipment (for lack of dollars).
Hugh gave me this blog address.
David

]]> Comment on Paraguay sparks thoughts about El Salvador by Cynthia York http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/paraguay-sparks-thoughts-about-el-salvador/#comment-162 Cynthia York Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:14:08 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-162 honestly loved coming upon your text... honestly loved coming upon your text…

]]> Comment on In the Know, but Out of the Zeitgeist by eventful http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/in-the-know-but-out-of-the-zeitgeist/#comment-136 eventful Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:03:35 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-136 Eventful says : I absolutely agree with this ! Eventful says : I absolutely agree with this !

]]> Comment on In the Know, but Out of the Zeitgeist by Cory Chase http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/in-the-know-but-out-of-the-zeitgeist/#comment-125 Cory Chase Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:43:36 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-125 Gabe, The time spirit of the USA will not leave you behind. More and more I feel that what is essential and more fulfilling and helpful for ourselves and those around us is to be fully present, not necessarily to know what the latest Right or Left News spinner is bashing on about....but hey, if that is your cup of tea then heave ho! Anchors up! I just giggle at the fact that you are in such a new and different place, and THEY have their own political and social scene going on, that perhaps it may be good to hunker down into IT, and get a new feel for a new way, a different path, one less travelled. That chicken next to you on the bus has just as much wisdom and up-to-date-ness as our BIG TV's! It is just in a different land, and people here would say "A chicken on a bus? That's gross...what if it poops!" What I mean to say is this: US ethnocentricity has its drawbacks, and as we have seen from the past, the political system here is certainly flawed...so what if you get the election results a few hours later than everyone else...will that change your space in El Salvador? Your duty for the Peace Corps? "Think not of what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." said the founder of your current mission...Bring that awareness to the place you are in...bring that 'What can I do to help' to your present situation.....I think now, "Why am I telling him this? He already understands this!!!" Keep on with the good work Gabe. I'll be living in Cochabamba, Bolivia, next semester from Septmeber to December. I don't know if it will ever occur that we could meet but I would love it if that was possible. Soak it up my friend! The Zeitgeist is out of our hands, and the land is just below our feet. Bienvenidos. Gabe,

The time spirit of the USA will not leave you behind. More and more I feel that what is essential and more fulfilling and helpful for ourselves and those around us is to be fully present, not necessarily to know what the latest Right or Left News spinner is bashing on about….but hey, if that is your cup of tea then heave ho! Anchors up! I just giggle at the fact that you are in such a new and different place, and THEY have their own political and social scene going on, that perhaps it may be good to hunker down into IT, and get a new feel for a new way, a different path, one less travelled.

That chicken next to you on the bus has just as much wisdom and up-to-date-ness as our BIG TV’s! It is just in a different land, and people here would say “A chicken on a bus? That’s gross…what if it poops!” What I mean to say is this: US ethnocentricity has its drawbacks, and as we have seen from the past, the political system here is certainly flawed…so what if you get the election results a few hours later than everyone else…will that change your space in El Salvador? Your duty for the Peace Corps? “Think not of what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” said the founder of your current mission…Bring that awareness to the place you are in…bring that ‘What can I do to help’ to your present situation…..I think now, “Why am I telling him this? He already understands this!!!” Keep on with the good work Gabe.

I’ll be living in Cochabamba, Bolivia, next semester from Septmeber to December. I don’t know if it will ever occur that we could meet but I would love it if that was possible.

Soak it up my friend! The Zeitgeist is out of our hands, and the land is just below our feet. Bienvenidos.

]]> Comment on Army Meets Peace Corps by gabrielrogers http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/army-meets-peace-corps/#comment-101 gabrielrogers Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:59:03 +0000 http://gabrielrogers.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/army-meets-peace-corps/#comment-101 I'm assuming HCN means Host Country National. Lieutenant Luna wasn't exactly working for them; I think the U.S. Army's civil affairs policy probably dictates that when possible they should be accompanied by a member of the HC's military or police. The civil affairs guys just said they had to bring someone along, and asked the Salvadoran colonel to give them someone. They expected a private, but they got an experienced Lieutenant who'd been in the army for many years but didn't know anything about the local area because he's stationed halfway across the country. I think he was there just for a short training or something. So when we had questions about directions he had no idea, which irked the civil affairs guys. And amused me. I’m assuming HCN means Host Country National. Lieutenant Luna wasn’t exactly working for them; I think the U.S. Army’s civil affairs policy probably dictates that when possible they should be accompanied by a member of the HC’s military or police. The civil affairs guys just said they had to bring someone along, and asked the Salvadoran colonel to give them someone. They expected a private, but they got an experienced Lieutenant who’d been in the army for many years but didn’t know anything about the local area because he’s stationed halfway across the country. I think he was there just for a short training or something. So when we had questions about directions he had no idea, which irked the civil affairs guys. And amused me.

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