Nonogirl Radio v.3

Radio Liberacion

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:35:55 -0700

When I went to Guatemala I was lucky enough to sit in on a lecture about La Voz Popular, a radio station run by the guerrillas during the country's civil war. They were able to update indigenous people about the war, offer medical advice for peopl...

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I'm Home

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:18:08 -0700

So here are my gifts: Chocolate from the lake in different flavors Organic coffee Bifunda tipica from the women's coop PLQ's book about four women in their collective A children's book by Miguel Angel Asturias And a chocolate bar that's ready...

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Graduation

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:16:12 -0700

So graduation starts with some of the staff (teachers, the director, and the coordinator) playing music for us, nuevas canciones. They end with the school's theme song, Bella Chao. Then the graduates present their diddy. Then we receive our dipl...

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Photos from Lago Atitlan

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:12:05 -0700

Here's us getting from Panajachel to San Pedro where Joanna helped us avoid getting hustled on the boat. Unfortunately, Fred (with the rolley bag) got scammed and didn't have the language skills to avoid it. Ladies with chicken in thier bas...

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Asian in Guatemala

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:42:37 -0700

It´s been pretty easy to be Asian here with very few weirdnesses. In San Pedro, we were at a gringo bar and as we headed out to the outdoor firepit wtih our drinks, a whithered gringo asked me where I was from, meaning, Äre you Korean.¨ I said I´...

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Sanatorio del Roc

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:39:44 -0700

I´m still trying to check out this record store, where the owner is supposed to be the town organizer of rock shows...but it´s ALWAYS closed! This morning, the guys from Fondo de Che were hanging out and I asked them what´s up wtih the store! The...

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Nancy

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:38:04 -0700

Nancy lives at the hostel I´m staying in and I´m so lucky she´s there. She has a daughter at Berkelee School of Music and I heard music from her friend that mixes ambient sounds from around the world into real, listenable music! She also has a ...

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Video from Aguas Amargas

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:38:22 -0700

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Media in Guatemala

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:36:07 -0700

Here, he says something about how if you break from the conservative editorial line, you´re out on the street. I think here, he´s talking about alternative papers, but I can´t remember

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Hello Xela!

nobody@vox.com(nonogirl) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:24:45 -0700

yes, i´m back. The lake was disappointing and it would have been worse on my own. I came to appreciate that Xela really is a working city with people not focused on the tourists. The lake was full of touts hounding us to take their boat or stay a...

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