Category Archives: November 2010

The Courage to Learn – An Ode to Helen Keller

Before heading out to Mexico I (Jacquie) told people that I wasn’t starting at ground zero in regards to knowing Spanish but definitely couldn’t carry much of a conversation. I could pick up a few words and say a few … Continue reading

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Familiar and Foreign

Muy buenos dias a todos y todas, For those that may not know, I spent 7 months in Guerrero, Mexico in 1998, completing an internship with MCC doing various agricultural / appropriate technology projects. Those months were perhaps the most … Continue reading

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