Blog 12. Or 13 talvez. Yo no sé
El día de filosofía.
Hoy Miguel y yo nos reunimos con Dr Montoya y nosotros hicimos nuestros horarios. Voy a estar en la hospital cada mañana hasta 12. Lunes, miércoles y viernes yo voy a trabajar en la quirófano. Martes y jueves voy a trabajar con los pacientes con leishmaniasis. Escribimos nuestras protocoles, ahora solamente necesitamos empezar con entrevistas.
Pero, estoy mas emocionado por el proyecto. Yo llegé cuando Yanapay estaba creciendo. En las proximas meses vamos a ir a 10 otro ciudades y 5 otro paíces para empezar nuevos escuelas como aldea yanapy.
Hay yo vi el hora mas impressionado en todo mi tiempo acá. Estando hablando con los niños juntos (todo de la escuela, 70 niños y 15 voluntarios) sobre responsabilidades. Estamos hablando sobre experiencias de sus familias cuando sus padres eran irresponsable porque estaban borracho. Cada niño tuvieron un cuento. Cada niño en esta escuela tiene ropa, zapatos, y comida. No parecen pobre. Pero casi cada niño tiene un cuenta tan triste y asustado. Eso es la cultura acá. Donde una mujer con un bebe en su espalda tiene que ir a los bars para buscar su esposo.
Pero, la cosa mas impresionante fue cuando Yuri pregunte los niños sobre que van a hacer. Los niños, con uno voz, dijeron "tenemos que vivir un vida diferente, y si me siento seguro, tengo que hablar con y enseñar mi familia esta otra forma a vivir.
No pude creer que algo tan sabia venia de niños. Eso es por que me encanta esta programa. El programa mueve niños pero también el me mueve.
Ok. Por filosofía.
Voy a hablar sobre la frase "entonces que tengo que hacer." Mas temprano yo escribi sobre esta mantra y me pregunte sobre las limitas.
Hoy, yo voy a mostrar que no hay limites por esta mantra. Anteriormente la aplicada solamente cuando yo identifico alguna problema. Siempre yo me digo "ok stewart, hay una problem. Entonces que tengo que hacer?"
Pero, ahora pienso que el frase es mas grande que eso. Piense - si te preguntas esta pregunta cuando no hay una problema que puede identificar, que es tu respuesta? Creo que nosotros tenemos algo que tenemos que hacer con nuestras vidas. Tenemos un propisito. Cada persona tiene un propisito. Si no sabes que es tuyos, es un grande, grande trabajo. Tienes que pensar y descubrir tuyos. Cuando tu sabes tu propisito, vas a estar libre y feliz. Conoces porque? Vas a sentirse libre y feliz porque cuando no hay una problema tu vas a saber la respuesta a la pregunta "entonces que tengo que hacer.". Sin un propósito tal vez vas a hacer nada. Ahora, si sabes tu propósito, sabes que cuando no hay problemas tu debes (o mejor, puedes) trabajar por tu propósito.
Por lo tanto, la mantra "entonces que tengo que hacer" siempre tiene una respuesta, y por eso siempre tengo que preguntar la pregunta.
Tal vez el mas fácil es decir: tener tiempo libre es una problema. :)
Amor/amen
Siempre
Stewart
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Blog 12. Or maybe 13. I do not know
Philosophy Day.
Today Michael and I met with Dr Montoya and we made our schedules. I'll be in the hospital every morning until 12. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I go to work in the operating room. Tuesdays and Thursdays I work with patients with leishmaniasis. We write our protocols, now we just need to start with interviews.
But I'm more excited about the project. Yanapay I arrived when I was growing up. In the coming months we will go to 10 other cities and five other paíces to start new schools as yanapy village.
There I saw the most impressionado hours throughout my time here. While talking with the children together (whole school, 70 children and 15 volunteers) responsibilities. We are talking about their families' experiences when their parents were irresponsible because they were drunk. Each child had a story. Every child in this school has clothes, shoes, and food. There seem poor. But almost every child has an account so sad and scared. That's the culture here. Where a woman with a baby on her back has to go to the bars to find her husband.
But the most amazing thing was when Yuri asks the children about what they will do. Children, with one voice, said "we have to live a different life, and if I feel safe, I have to talk to my family and teach this other way to live.
I could not believe that something so wise came from children. That's why I love this program. The program moves the children but also moves me.
Ok. By philosophy.
I'll talk about the phrase "then I have to do." Earlier I wrote about this mantra and ask about you limit me.
Today, I'll show you that there are no limits for this mantra. Previously applied only when I identify a problem. I always say "ok stewart, there is a problem. Then I have to do?"
But now I think the phrase is bigger than that. Think - if you ask this question when there is no problem that can identify, what's your answer? I think we have something we have to do with our lives. We have a PURPOSE. Each person has a PURPOSE. If you do not know it's yours, is a big, big job. You have to think and find yours. When you know your PURPOSE, you'll be free and happy. You know why? You'll feel free and happy because when there is not a problem you are going to know the answer to the question "then I have to do." Without a purpose maybe you will not go to do anything. Now, if you know your purpose, you know when you have no problems you should (or rather, can) work for your purpose.
Therefore, the mantra "then I have to do" always has an answer, so I have to ask the question.
Perhaps the easiest is to say, having free time is a problem. :)
Love/love
always.
Stewart
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Blog 12. El dia de salud.
Me siento mejor. Completamente mejor. Yo escribí miércoles. Por eso voy a contar sobre 4 días, mas o menos. Pero, la primera cosa que necesito contarte es que mi hermana quiso a escribir un poco conmiga. Entonces, habrá algunas frases sin palabras o sentido. Esas frases son la trabajo de ella, quien tiene 5 años.
Por ejemplo:
Kfrtfr
OK, la primera tema de este semana es que yo conocí mis pacientes. Todos son agradables y les gusta hablar. Tienen que sentarse por 2 horas cada día para tomar tratamiento de leishmaniasis con amphotericin b, que parece como koolaid con sabor de banana.
Ayer Miguel y yo escribimos nuestros protocoles para nuestros investicaciones sobre leishmaniasis acá. Esperamos que podemos trabajar con los pacientes 2 veces cada semana, examinando y entrevistando para aprender el curso clínico y epidimiologico de esta enfermedad en esta ciudad. Por los otros días yo voy a trabajar con un cirugano 2-3 dias cada semana y aveces voy a hablar con los directora de Aldea Yanapay para aprender como el proyecto funciona, con los finanzas y como el proyecto es sustentable. Querría aprender como hacer algo así este, como mantener algo así este, y como mejorar algo así este.
Xcvvvbb
Ademas, Miguel y yo podemos ir a la selva con Dr Montoya temprano. Ggyjklkjgkk.LJJJD
Jueves los niños de Yanapay tenían un desfila. Cada semana los voluntarios enseñan algo. Esta semana nosotros enseñamos sobre el tiempo de terrorismo en Perú. Todavía hay ~5000 personas perdidas y hay un organización que esta las buscando. Las mujeres de esta organización llegaron miércoles para enseñar los niños. Jueves los niños y mujeres (y los voluntarios) teníamos una desfila a el centro para demonstrar a la gente de la ciudad que nosotros, el futuro de Perú, jamas vamos a permitir algo como este otra vez. Nosotros estábamos cantando (paz paz paz, queremos paz, y amor alegoría, el pan de cada día). Los niños habían hecho carteles y todo el mundo estaba mirando. Fue una noche mágica.
BNJJKLd,hgf
Ese noche yo encontré nuevos voluntarios. Me encanta esta programa por la salud publica, pero también por los amigos. Hasta hoy yo he encontrado chicos de California, australia y suiza, y chicas de alemania, Míchigan, inglaterra y suecia. Cada martes es la noche de bingo y cada viernes es la noche de bufet. Viernes siempre se volví a un grande fiesta de bailando y juegos al fin. Estas personas son fantástico, y estoy tan feliz que podré trabajar con ellos.
hh
,
Nddgdui
Sábado Miguel y yo fuimos al mercado se llama "baratillo." Fue ridículos. Era 7 calles completamente lleno de tiendas a carpas, todas vendiendo algo roto o viejo o robado. Nosotros compramos cosas para ir de excursión, porque vamos a macchu picchu el fin de semana que viene. ¡Vamos a la montaña se llama "salkantay" por 5 dias! Estamos tan emocionado.
G gifnbcdhdghfnjg b
Hoy, fuimos a "maras moray," y las minas de sal cerca alla. Esta día fue increíble. No tengo palabras. Simplemente estar en un lugar con tanto historias y cuentos. Pude imaginar las incas trabajando a mi alrededor, cultivando sal, yuca, maíz e, y papas. "Moray" era un lugar para investigar modas para cultivar mejor. Era un grande laboratorio agricola. Tan tan tan impresionante.
Uhkññlkgkk
Ahora voy a salir por una fiesta de los otros voluntarios. Mañana empezará los investigaciones medical.
Esta noche, voy a bailar. Seguramente.
Fgsfgfñkg¿FstrdjgygdhjjvgSbbgj
Amor/amen
Siempre
Stewart
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Blog 12. The health day.
I feel better. Fully better. I wrote Wednesday. So I have about four days, more or less. But, the first thing I need to tell you is that my sister wanted to write a little conmiga. Then, there will be some words or phrases without sense. These phrases are the work of it, who is 5 years old.
For example:
Kfrtfr
OK, the first theme of this week is that I knew my patients. All are welcome and like to talk. They have to sit for two hours each day to take treatment of leishmaniasis with amphotericin B, which looks like banana flavored koolaid.
Yesterday Michael and I wrote our protocols for leishmaniasis our investicaciones on here. We hope that we can work with patients 2 times each week, examining and interviewing to learn the clinical course of the disease and epidimiologico in this city. On the other days I'm going to work with a Surgeon 2-3 days each week and sometimes I will talk to the director of Hamlet Yanapay to learn how the project works with the finances and how the project is sustainable. I would like to learn how to do something like this, and keep something like this, and how to improve something like this.
Xcvvvbb
In addition, Miguel and I can go to the jungle with Dr Montoya early. Ggyjklkjgkk.LJJJD
Thursday Yanapay children had a parade. Each week volunteers teach something. This week we teach about the time of terrorism in Peru. ~ There are still 5,000 people missing and there is the organization that is looking. The women of this organization came Wednesday to teach children. Thursday children and women (and volunteers) had a parade to the center to demonstrate to the people of the city that we, the future of Peru, never going to let something like this again. We were singing (peace peace peace, we want peace, love and allegory, the daily bread). The children had made posters and everyone was watching. It was a magical night.
BNJJKLd, hgf
That night I found new volunteers. I love this program for public health, but also for friends. So far I've found guys from California, Australia and Switzerland, and girls from Germany, Michigan, England and Sweden. Every Tuesday is bingo night and every Friday is buffet night. Friday always turned to a big party at the end dancing and games. These people are fantastic, and I am so happy that I can work with them.
hh
,
Nddgdui
Saturday Michael and I went to the market is called "sales." It was ridiculous. 7 blocks was completely filled with tents stores, all selling something old or broken or stolen. We buy things for hiking, going to Machu Picchu because the weekend is coming. Let the mountain is called "Salkantay" for 5 days! We are so excited.
G gifnbcdhdghfnjg b
Today, we went to "maras moray," and the salt mines near there. This day was amazing. I have no words. Just being in a place with so much history and stories. I could imagine the Incas working around me, cultivating salt, cassava, and maize, and potatoes. "Moray" was a place to investigate trends to grow better. It was a large agricultural laboratory. So so so awesome.
Uhkññlkgkk
Now I'm going out for a party of the other volunteers. Tomorrow will begin the medical research.
Tonight, I'm going to dance. Surely.
Fgsfgfñkg FstrdjgygdhjjvgSbbgj?
Love/love
Always
Stewart
Me siento mejor. Completamente mejor. Yo escribí miércoles. Por eso voy a contar sobre 4 días, mas o menos. Pero, la primera cosa que necesito contarte es que mi hermana quiso a escribir un poco conmiga. Entonces, habrá algunas frases sin palabras o sentido. Esas frases son la trabajo de ella, quien tiene 5 años.
Por ejemplo:
Kfrtfr
OK, la primera tema de este semana es que yo conocí mis pacientes. Todos son agradables y les gusta hablar. Tienen que sentarse por 2 horas cada día para tomar tratamiento de leishmaniasis con amphotericin b, que parece como koolaid con sabor de banana.
Ayer Miguel y yo escribimos nuestros protocoles para nuestros investicaciones sobre leishmaniasis acá. Esperamos que podemos trabajar con los pacientes 2 veces cada semana, examinando y entrevistando para aprender el curso clínico y epidimiologico de esta enfermedad en esta ciudad. Por los otros días yo voy a trabajar con un cirugano 2-3 dias cada semana y aveces voy a hablar con los directora de Aldea Yanapay para aprender como el proyecto funciona, con los finanzas y como el proyecto es sustentable. Querría aprender como hacer algo así este, como mantener algo así este, y como mejorar algo así este.
Xcvvvbb
Ademas, Miguel y yo podemos ir a la selva con Dr Montoya temprano. Ggyjklkjgkk.LJJJD
Jueves los niños de Yanapay tenían un desfila. Cada semana los voluntarios enseñan algo. Esta semana nosotros enseñamos sobre el tiempo de terrorismo en Perú. Todavía hay ~5000 personas perdidas y hay un organización que esta las buscando. Las mujeres de esta organización llegaron miércoles para enseñar los niños. Jueves los niños y mujeres (y los voluntarios) teníamos una desfila a el centro para demonstrar a la gente de la ciudad que nosotros, el futuro de Perú, jamas vamos a permitir algo como este otra vez. Nosotros estábamos cantando (paz paz paz, queremos paz, y amor alegoría, el pan de cada día). Los niños habían hecho carteles y todo el mundo estaba mirando. Fue una noche mágica.
BNJJKLd,hgf
Ese noche yo encontré nuevos voluntarios. Me encanta esta programa por la salud publica, pero también por los amigos. Hasta hoy yo he encontrado chicos de California, australia y suiza, y chicas de alemania, Míchigan, inglaterra y suecia. Cada martes es la noche de bingo y cada viernes es la noche de bufet. Viernes siempre se volví a un grande fiesta de bailando y juegos al fin. Estas personas son fantástico, y estoy tan feliz que podré trabajar con ellos.
hh
,
Nddgdui
Sábado Miguel y yo fuimos al mercado se llama "baratillo." Fue ridículos. Era 7 calles completamente lleno de tiendas a carpas, todas vendiendo algo roto o viejo o robado. Nosotros compramos cosas para ir de excursión, porque vamos a macchu picchu el fin de semana que viene. ¡Vamos a la montaña se llama "salkantay" por 5 dias! Estamos tan emocionado.
G gifnbcdhdghfnjg b
Hoy, fuimos a "maras moray," y las minas de sal cerca alla. Esta día fue increíble. No tengo palabras. Simplemente estar en un lugar con tanto historias y cuentos. Pude imaginar las incas trabajando a mi alrededor, cultivando sal, yuca, maíz e, y papas. "Moray" era un lugar para investigar modas para cultivar mejor. Era un grande laboratorio agricola. Tan tan tan impresionante.
Uhkññlkgkk
Ahora voy a salir por una fiesta de los otros voluntarios. Mañana empezará los investigaciones medical.
Esta noche, voy a bailar. Seguramente.
Fgsfgfñkg¿FstrdjgygdhjjvgSbbgj
Amor/amen
Siempre
Stewart
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Blog 12. The health day.
I feel better. Fully better. I wrote Wednesday. So I have about four days, more or less. But, the first thing I need to tell you is that my sister wanted to write a little conmiga. Then, there will be some words or phrases without sense. These phrases are the work of it, who is 5 years old.
For example:
Kfrtfr
OK, the first theme of this week is that I knew my patients. All are welcome and like to talk. They have to sit for two hours each day to take treatment of leishmaniasis with amphotericin B, which looks like banana flavored koolaid.
Yesterday Michael and I wrote our protocols for leishmaniasis our investicaciones on here. We hope that we can work with patients 2 times each week, examining and interviewing to learn the clinical course of the disease and epidimiologico in this city. On the other days I'm going to work with a Surgeon 2-3 days each week and sometimes I will talk to the director of Hamlet Yanapay to learn how the project works with the finances and how the project is sustainable. I would like to learn how to do something like this, and keep something like this, and how to improve something like this.
Xcvvvbb
In addition, Miguel and I can go to the jungle with Dr Montoya early. Ggyjklkjgkk.LJJJD
Thursday Yanapay children had a parade. Each week volunteers teach something. This week we teach about the time of terrorism in Peru. ~ There are still 5,000 people missing and there is the organization that is looking. The women of this organization came Wednesday to teach children. Thursday children and women (and volunteers) had a parade to the center to demonstrate to the people of the city that we, the future of Peru, never going to let something like this again. We were singing (peace peace peace, we want peace, love and allegory, the daily bread). The children had made posters and everyone was watching. It was a magical night.
BNJJKLd, hgf
That night I found new volunteers. I love this program for public health, but also for friends. So far I've found guys from California, Australia and Switzerland, and girls from Germany, Michigan, England and Sweden. Every Tuesday is bingo night and every Friday is buffet night. Friday always turned to a big party at the end dancing and games. These people are fantastic, and I am so happy that I can work with them.
hh
,
Nddgdui
Saturday Michael and I went to the market is called "sales." It was ridiculous. 7 blocks was completely filled with tents stores, all selling something old or broken or stolen. We buy things for hiking, going to Machu Picchu because the weekend is coming. Let the mountain is called "Salkantay" for 5 days! We are so excited.
G gifnbcdhdghfnjg b
Today, we went to "maras moray," and the salt mines near there. This day was amazing. I have no words. Just being in a place with so much history and stories. I could imagine the Incas working around me, cultivating salt, cassava, and maize, and potatoes. "Moray" was a place to investigate trends to grow better. It was a large agricultural laboratory. So so so awesome.
Uhkññlkgkk
Now I'm going out for a party of the other volunteers. Tomorrow will begin the medical research.
Tonight, I'm going to dance. Surely.
Fgsfgfñkg FstrdjgygdhjjvgSbbgj?
Love/love
Always
Stewart
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Blog 11. El dia de actividad.
Hoy yo finalmente pude salir la casa. Yo salí ayer, pero fue una idea mala. Pero, hoy no tengo dolor, no tengo flema, no tengo ningún enfermedades. Ok, estoy un poco enfermo todavía, pero nunca he lo permitido retardarme.
Entonces, hoy yo fue al la programa de niños y coge un mil mas besos y abrazos, cual son probablemente completamente llenos de virus es y bacteria, pero no me molestaban. Ojala. :)
Hoy día yo escribo para hacer un desafío. Cada día yo aprendo algo. Si yo no lo escribo, se me olvide inmediamente.
Entonces, mi desafio.
Por favor comiencen escribiendo lo que has aprendido cada día. Empiecen una nota del red, del "google docs," o una cuaderno. Empiecen cualquier cosa, pero empiecen algo.
Por ejemplo, hoy yo aprendi que los doughnuts largos acá se llaman "la lengua de suegra."
Yo aprendí que aveces niños van a calmar con solamente un poco de contacto. Con un abrazo. Aprendí que niños estarán aburrido después 10 minutos en un Actividad, y por eso necesito planear 3 o 4 actividades antes la clase.
Aprendí que niños responden mejor cuando yo digo "necesito ayuda con (algo)" que cuando yo digo "quieres hacer (algo)"
Aprendí que puede conocer alguien bien por mensajes del internet si los dos personas quieren hacerlos.
Amor/amen
Siempre
Stewart
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Blog 11. The day of activity.
Today I finally was able to leave the house. I went out yesterday, but it was a bad idea. But today I have no pain, I have phlegm, I have no diseases. Ok, I'm still a little sick, but I have never permitted retardarme.
So today I went to the children's program and take a thousand more kisses and hugs, which are probably completely full of bacteria and virus, but did not bother me. I hope. :)
Today I write to make a challenge. Every day I learn something. If I do not write, I forget promptly.
So my challenge.
Please begin typing what you learn every day. Start a note en te internet, via the "google docs," or a notebook. Start anything, but start something.
For example, today I learned that long donuts here are called "mother tongue."
I learned that sometimes children will calm with only a little contact. With a hug. I learned that kids will be bored after 10 minutes in an activity, and so I need to plan 3 or 4 activities before class.
I learned that children respond best when I say "I need help with (something)" that when I say "want to do (something)"
I learned that you can know someone well for internet messages if two people want them.
Love / love
always
Stewart
Hoy yo finalmente pude salir la casa. Yo salí ayer, pero fue una idea mala. Pero, hoy no tengo dolor, no tengo flema, no tengo ningún enfermedades. Ok, estoy un poco enfermo todavía, pero nunca he lo permitido retardarme.
Entonces, hoy yo fue al la programa de niños y coge un mil mas besos y abrazos, cual son probablemente completamente llenos de virus es y bacteria, pero no me molestaban. Ojala. :)
Hoy día yo escribo para hacer un desafío. Cada día yo aprendo algo. Si yo no lo escribo, se me olvide inmediamente.
Entonces, mi desafio.
Por favor comiencen escribiendo lo que has aprendido cada día. Empiecen una nota del red, del "google docs," o una cuaderno. Empiecen cualquier cosa, pero empiecen algo.
Por ejemplo, hoy yo aprendi que los doughnuts largos acá se llaman "la lengua de suegra."
Yo aprendí que aveces niños van a calmar con solamente un poco de contacto. Con un abrazo. Aprendí que niños estarán aburrido después 10 minutos en un Actividad, y por eso necesito planear 3 o 4 actividades antes la clase.
Aprendí que niños responden mejor cuando yo digo "necesito ayuda con (algo)" que cuando yo digo "quieres hacer (algo)"
Aprendí que puede conocer alguien bien por mensajes del internet si los dos personas quieren hacerlos.
Amor/amen
Siempre
Stewart
_________________________
Blog 11. The day of activity.
Today I finally was able to leave the house. I went out yesterday, but it was a bad idea. But today I have no pain, I have phlegm, I have no diseases. Ok, I'm still a little sick, but I have never permitted retardarme.
So today I went to the children's program and take a thousand more kisses and hugs, which are probably completely full of bacteria and virus, but did not bother me. I hope. :)
Today I write to make a challenge. Every day I learn something. If I do not write, I forget promptly.
So my challenge.
Please begin typing what you learn every day. Start a note en te internet, via the "google docs," or a notebook. Start anything, but start something.
For example, today I learned that long donuts here are called "mother tongue."
I learned that sometimes children will calm with only a little contact. With a hug. I learned that kids will be bored after 10 minutes in an activity, and so I need to plan 3 or 4 activities before class.
I learned that children respond best when I say "I need help with (something)" that when I say "want to do (something)"
I learned that you can know someone well for internet messages if two people want them.
Love / love
always
Stewart
Monday, October 15, 2012
Blog 10 el dia de enfermidad
Things that went poorly today:
I am sick. Sore throat stuffy nose muscle aches etc.
The doctors of Peru are on strike. All of them.
My doctor in specific had an emergency surgery over the weekend and will not be at work until Thursday.
Things that went well today:
Michael started in the hospital and did amazing things.
I slept 10 hours. That's on top of normal nighttime sleep.
I am in peru, and life is good.
Sick stu, signing off.
Love
Always.
Things that went poorly today:
I am sick. Sore throat stuffy nose muscle aches etc.
The doctors of Peru are on strike. All of them.
My doctor in specific had an emergency surgery over the weekend and will not be at work until Thursday.
Things that went well today:
Michael started in the hospital and did amazing things.
I slept 10 hours. That's on top of normal nighttime sleep.
I am in peru, and life is good.
Sick stu, signing off.
Love
Always.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
El dia de las postres
Primero...voy a comenzar escribiendo mis blogs en español y traducirlos a ingles por ustedes. Si no puede entender la traducion, es porque estoy un nuevo estudiante de espanol....o porque tengo un "autocorrect" muy feroz.
Ok. Tengo que decir ustedes sobre 3 dias.
Viernes: por la mañana yo dije "Chau" a mi buena professora. Ella me dijo donde podemos encontrar el mejor cuy (edible guinea pig) en todo de Cusco.
Por la tarde, Miguel y yo leimos y estudiamos. Hubo una fiesta para los voluntarios a las 8, y llegamos a las 845. Despues cena los otros voluntarios y nosotros bailamos. Voy a decir solamente que a hora, Miguel y yo conocemos los otros voluntarios muy bien, y ellos son personas muy buenas.
Sabado: yo comí demasiado mucho postres este dia. Yo dormí hasta 8 (muy tarde para mi!) y despues you leí cuentos infantales para aprender nuevas palabras.
Por la tarde Miguel y yo fuimos al un choco museo y tomamos la mejor té en todo el mundo: té de cocoa. Tenia un sabor de chocolate caliente, pero era solemente agua! No te preocupes, voy a comprarla para darla. Luego, fuimos a "christo blanco," una estatua de Jesus christo velando por la ciudad. Nosotros vemos algunas ruinas de las incas se llama "sacsaywaman" (sexy woman - aunque el nombre significa "resting falcon")
Domingo: hoy Miguel, mi hermano Fabri, y yo fuimos por las montañas, por el templo de la Luna (de las Incas, hecho hace 600 años), y la final a un lugar se llama "balcon de diablo" - una cueva con un rio. Nosotros Caminamos por 7 horas, y yo sentí que estabamos perdidos, pero Fabri siempre sabia el camino.
Nosotros vemos dos zorros Andean, y la cueva era muy impresionante.
O, tambian, yo estaba enfermo. Todavia estoy enfermo.
Al final, nosotros vemos una pelicula Durante que pude entender solamente el niño que tenia 4 años.
Mañana voy a empezar trabajando a la hospital por las mañanas (en los quirofanos y con un proyecto de investigacion sobre leishmaniasis. Por las tardes voy a trabajar con los niños a Aldea Yanapay. Voy a trabajar 10 horas cada dia.
Una Buena Vida en verdad.
Vamos a ver si la traducion esta buena....
Hasta Mañana amigos!!
Amen
Siempre
Stewart
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The day of the desserts
First ... I will start writing my blogs in Spanish and translated into English for you. If you can not understand the translated, is because I am a new student of Spanish .... or because I have a "autocorrect" very fierce.
Ok. I have to tell you about 3 days.
Friday: morning I said "Bye" to my good professora. She told me where we can find the best cuy (guinea pig edible) in all of Cusco.
At 11 Miguel and I went to a meeting with the volunteers of "Hamlet Yanapay," the project I've been working since Wednesday. For 1.5 hours the head (called Yuri) talked about the problems here in Cusco: machismo, domestic abuse, alcoholism, corruption, and the fact that Cusco is a tourist city, not for people. There is no theater, no culture of Cusco present, only a culture of tourism. So you have almost nothing to do except drink alcohol and sell things to tourist like me. That's the culture here. And besides, Cusco simply can not change with a new movie - is cultural because people wanting some change, little by little. But first, people have to want to change. Then we hear about the project and Yuri as is helping the community. Yuri started eight years ago Yanapay Village to teach a different way of living children, and their parents too soon. We are trying to provide opportunities for families to learn things like nutrition, cooking, and health. I'll start with public health projects soon.
In the afternoon, Michael and I read and study. There was a party for volunteers at 8, and arrived at 845. After dinner the other volunteers and we dance. I will say only that time, Miguel and I know very well the other volunteers, and they are very good.
Saturday: I ate too much dessert this day. I slept until 8 (too late for me!) And then you read stories infantales to learn new words.
In the afternoon Michael and I went to one choco museum and take the best tea in the world: cocoa tea. I had a taste of hot chocolate, but was solemente water! Do not worry, I'll buy it to give. Then, we went to "white christo," a statue of Jesus Christ watching over the city. We see some ruins of the Incas called "Sacsaywaman" (sexy woman - although the name means "falcon resting")
Sunday: Today Miguel, my brother Fabri, and I went through the mountains, the temple of the moon (the Incas, made 600 years ago), and the end to a place called "Devil balcony" - a cave with a river. We walked for seven hours, and I felt that we were lost, but always know the road Fabri.
We see two Andean foxes, and the cave was very impressive.
Or, anyway, I was sick. I'm still sick.
In the end, we see a movie during which I could understand only the child who was 4 years old.
Tomorrow I will start working at the hospital in the morning (in the operating room and with a research project on leishmaniasis. In the afternoons I work with children Yanapay Village.'m Going to work 10 hours a day.
A Good Life indeed.
Let's see if your translation is good ....
Until tomorrow friends!
Amen
Always
Stewart
Primero...voy a comenzar escribiendo mis blogs en español y traducirlos a ingles por ustedes. Si no puede entender la traducion, es porque estoy un nuevo estudiante de espanol....o porque tengo un "autocorrect" muy feroz.
Ok. Tengo que decir ustedes sobre 3 dias.
Viernes: por la mañana yo dije "Chau" a mi buena professora. Ella me dijo donde podemos encontrar el mejor cuy (edible guinea pig) en todo de Cusco.
A las 11 Miguel y yo fuimos a un reunion con los voluntarios de "Aldea Yanapay," el proyecto con que he estado trabajando desde miercoles. Por 1.5 horas el jefe (se llama Yuri) hablo sobre las problemas aca en Cusco: machismo, abuso domestico, alcoholismo, corrupcion, y el hecho que Cusco es un ciudad para turisticos, no para la gente. No hay una cine, no hay una cultura de Cusco presente, solamente una cultura de turismo. Por eso hay casi nada a hacer excepto beber alcohol y vender cosas a turisticos como yo. Eso es la cultura aca. Y ademas, Cusco no puede cambiarla simplemente con una nueva cine - Porque es la cultural la gente necisita cambiar, poco a poco. Pero primero, la gente tiene que querer a cambiar. Luego, nosotros escuchamos a Yuri sobre el projecto y como esta ayudando la comunidad. Yuri empezo Aldea Yanapay hace 8 años para enseñar una otra forma de vivir a los niños, y pronto a sus padres tambien. Nosotros estamos intentando a prestar oportunidades a las familias para aprender cosas como nutricion, cociendo, y salud. Yo voy a empezar con los proyectos de salud publica pronto.
Por la tarde, Miguel y yo leimos y estudiamos. Hubo una fiesta para los voluntarios a las 8, y llegamos a las 845. Despues cena los otros voluntarios y nosotros bailamos. Voy a decir solamente que a hora, Miguel y yo conocemos los otros voluntarios muy bien, y ellos son personas muy buenas.
Sabado: yo comí demasiado mucho postres este dia. Yo dormí hasta 8 (muy tarde para mi!) y despues you leí cuentos infantales para aprender nuevas palabras.
Por la tarde Miguel y yo fuimos al un choco museo y tomamos la mejor té en todo el mundo: té de cocoa. Tenia un sabor de chocolate caliente, pero era solemente agua! No te preocupes, voy a comprarla para darla. Luego, fuimos a "christo blanco," una estatua de Jesus christo velando por la ciudad. Nosotros vemos algunas ruinas de las incas se llama "sacsaywaman" (sexy woman - aunque el nombre significa "resting falcon")
Domingo: hoy Miguel, mi hermano Fabri, y yo fuimos por las montañas, por el templo de la Luna (de las Incas, hecho hace 600 años), y la final a un lugar se llama "balcon de diablo" - una cueva con un rio. Nosotros Caminamos por 7 horas, y yo sentí que estabamos perdidos, pero Fabri siempre sabia el camino.
Nosotros vemos dos zorros Andean, y la cueva era muy impresionante.
O, tambian, yo estaba enfermo. Todavia estoy enfermo.
Al final, nosotros vemos una pelicula Durante que pude entender solamente el niño que tenia 4 años.
Mañana voy a empezar trabajando a la hospital por las mañanas (en los quirofanos y con un proyecto de investigacion sobre leishmaniasis. Por las tardes voy a trabajar con los niños a Aldea Yanapay. Voy a trabajar 10 horas cada dia.
Una Buena Vida en verdad.
Vamos a ver si la traducion esta buena....
Hasta Mañana amigos!!
Amen
Siempre
Stewart
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The day of the desserts
First ... I will start writing my blogs in Spanish and translated into English for you. If you can not understand the translated, is because I am a new student of Spanish .... or because I have a "autocorrect" very fierce.
Ok. I have to tell you about 3 days.
Friday: morning I said "Bye" to my good professora. She told me where we can find the best cuy (guinea pig edible) in all of Cusco.
At 11 Miguel and I went to a meeting with the volunteers of "Hamlet Yanapay," the project I've been working since Wednesday. For 1.5 hours the head (called Yuri) talked about the problems here in Cusco: machismo, domestic abuse, alcoholism, corruption, and the fact that Cusco is a tourist city, not for people. There is no theater, no culture of Cusco present, only a culture of tourism. So you have almost nothing to do except drink alcohol and sell things to tourist like me. That's the culture here. And besides, Cusco simply can not change with a new movie - is cultural because people wanting some change, little by little. But first, people have to want to change. Then we hear about the project and Yuri as is helping the community. Yuri started eight years ago Yanapay Village to teach a different way of living children, and their parents too soon. We are trying to provide opportunities for families to learn things like nutrition, cooking, and health. I'll start with public health projects soon.
In the afternoon, Michael and I read and study. There was a party for volunteers at 8, and arrived at 845. After dinner the other volunteers and we dance. I will say only that time, Miguel and I know very well the other volunteers, and they are very good.
Saturday: I ate too much dessert this day. I slept until 8 (too late for me!) And then you read stories infantales to learn new words.
In the afternoon Michael and I went to one choco museum and take the best tea in the world: cocoa tea. I had a taste of hot chocolate, but was solemente water! Do not worry, I'll buy it to give. Then, we went to "white christo," a statue of Jesus Christ watching over the city. We see some ruins of the Incas called "Sacsaywaman" (sexy woman - although the name means "falcon resting")
Sunday: Today Miguel, my brother Fabri, and I went through the mountains, the temple of the moon (the Incas, made 600 years ago), and the end to a place called "Devil balcony" - a cave with a river. We walked for seven hours, and I felt that we were lost, but always know the road Fabri.
We see two Andean foxes, and the cave was very impressive.
Or, anyway, I was sick. I'm still sick.
In the end, we see a movie during which I could understand only the child who was 4 years old.
Tomorrow I will start working at the hospital in the morning (in the operating room and with a research project on leishmaniasis. In the afternoons I work with children Yanapay Village.'m Going to work 10 hours a day.
A Good Life indeed.
Let's see if your translation is good ....
Until tomorrow friends!
Amen
Always
Stewart
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Blog number next. Los Dias de Cusco
Ya llegé.
My first few days have been a whirlwind. I'll give brief bullet pointed highlights.
Sunday. You heard about it already. Don't be greedy.
Monday. Got picked up and hand delivered to mi escuela. Mi professora makes jokes about being addicted to coca cocaine (the tea made is coca, silly). She doesn't think I am stupid (most of the time). There is another student at school who I help teach after classes. At school I pour hot liquid Spanish into my brain for 4 hours (with a cookie break), then walk 30 minutes home for lunch. I eat a stupidly large lunch (I just love Latina American eating traditions!). After lunch I play futbol with Daniella. Soon after I help literally destroy their jardin (under the close supervision of my hermano Fabri) with pickaxes and saws (yes saws. For the grass, dub) so that they can replace the grass with a brick patio. You read that right. Strenuous physical exercise on my first full day at 3400 meters and I only had to lie down twice. Booya.
Tuesday. Same start as yesterday, though I get to remind myself that people here likely do not speak German regularly, so when you think they are saying "ach tun!" its more likely yet another Spanish word you do not know. After lunch I head to Aldea Yanapay, a totally awesome afterschool public health program focusing on teaching the niños a different way to live - with emphasis on dedication to schoolwork/reading/learning, confidence, morality, eating habits, security and the importance of stability. I am supposed to start on Monday of next week, but I want to chat about sabados de salud - their nutrition program for the whole family every Saturday. As it turns out one of their volunteers up and left for the jungle and they need another hand. Which means I get to start tomorrow (as I am writing in a weird mix of past tense and present, this tomorrow means today. Aka Wednesday)
At supper I learn that 20 years ago there was so much terrorism even in Cusco that the govt could not guarantee your safely after 6pm and until 6 am, (don't worry mom, 20 years ago). To signify the change in life state of safety they would play a specific bugle tone at 6 and again at 6am. To play a tune is "Toca." So what do these cusceñans do with it? They create a style of music called "toca a toca" which is so lively you will dance all night long, from the first toca to the last. Crazy cusceñans.
Oh, this is the day that Michael was supposed to arrive, but his bag flew to mexico without him so he got stuck in Lima
Wednesday. School is school. Today I spent half the day talking about peanut butter condoms. Preservativos = condoms, preservos = preservatives, FYI.
They best part of they day is starting at Aldea Yanapay. These kids are absolutamente insane, but at they end of they day they all line up for hugs and kisses because they already love you for being there. But again, they are crazy, off the wall jumping, yelling, wrestling....its like parenting septuplets. This place is awesome and please please volunteer there when in Cusco if you like joy and happiness. My favorite part so far: they actually have staff psychologists who lead "games" intended to find which students have problems at home, are abused, don't get enough to eat, etc. I love this job.
I will get to chat with Dr Montoya finally on Friday to discuss what I will do, but it looks like I will spend the mornings in surgery or researching leishmaniasis, go home for lunch, and then spend the afternoons with bouncing bundles of ADHD. If lucky I'll get home by 8. :) Such a good busy life. I'll get to meet with the public health school Friday too in order to seed there is another project that I can help with while here.
To cap it all off, Michael is finally here!!! We are already discussing which hikes to this weekend.
Philosophy of the day, courtesy of my professora: the minute you think you know enough, that you can stop learning, is the minute you truly die.
This gets a little bit at the purpose of life - it assumes that the purpose of life is to seek knowledge, and when you stop this you stop life. However, I do think that there is micro and macro purposes to life. Micro of course being your personal, individual purpose - the thing that you are meant to do. Macro being twofold: first; to find and pursue your micro purpose, and second; to Love, always.
So I'd disagree with my teacher a touch. But only in that there is more to life's purpose than learning. I completely agree that the idea of being done learning is both debilitating and egotistical.
I'll get into the second half of my what then must I (we) do question next time... and one of these days I'll discuss the gritty of this seemingly mythical ideal of "love, always." But not today.
Love
Always
Stewart
Ya llegé.
My first few days have been a whirlwind. I'll give brief bullet pointed highlights.
Sunday. You heard about it already. Don't be greedy.
Monday. Got picked up and hand delivered to mi escuela. Mi professora makes jokes about being addicted to coca cocaine (the tea made is coca, silly). She doesn't think I am stupid (most of the time). There is another student at school who I help teach after classes. At school I pour hot liquid Spanish into my brain for 4 hours (with a cookie break), then walk 30 minutes home for lunch. I eat a stupidly large lunch (I just love Latina American eating traditions!). After lunch I play futbol with Daniella. Soon after I help literally destroy their jardin (under the close supervision of my hermano Fabri) with pickaxes and saws (yes saws. For the grass, dub) so that they can replace the grass with a brick patio. You read that right. Strenuous physical exercise on my first full day at 3400 meters and I only had to lie down twice. Booya.
Tuesday. Same start as yesterday, though I get to remind myself that people here likely do not speak German regularly, so when you think they are saying "ach tun!" its more likely yet another Spanish word you do not know. After lunch I head to Aldea Yanapay, a totally awesome afterschool public health program focusing on teaching the niños a different way to live - with emphasis on dedication to schoolwork/reading/learning, confidence, morality, eating habits, security and the importance of stability. I am supposed to start on Monday of next week, but I want to chat about sabados de salud - their nutrition program for the whole family every Saturday. As it turns out one of their volunteers up and left for the jungle and they need another hand. Which means I get to start tomorrow (as I am writing in a weird mix of past tense and present, this tomorrow means today. Aka Wednesday)
At supper I learn that 20 years ago there was so much terrorism even in Cusco that the govt could not guarantee your safely after 6pm and until 6 am, (don't worry mom, 20 years ago). To signify the change in life state of safety they would play a specific bugle tone at 6 and again at 6am. To play a tune is "Toca." So what do these cusceñans do with it? They create a style of music called "toca a toca" which is so lively you will dance all night long, from the first toca to the last. Crazy cusceñans.
Oh, this is the day that Michael was supposed to arrive, but his bag flew to mexico without him so he got stuck in Lima
Wednesday. School is school. Today I spent half the day talking about peanut butter condoms. Preservativos = condoms, preservos = preservatives, FYI.
They best part of they day is starting at Aldea Yanapay. These kids are absolutamente insane, but at they end of they day they all line up for hugs and kisses because they already love you for being there. But again, they are crazy, off the wall jumping, yelling, wrestling....its like parenting septuplets. This place is awesome and please please volunteer there when in Cusco if you like joy and happiness. My favorite part so far: they actually have staff psychologists who lead "games" intended to find which students have problems at home, are abused, don't get enough to eat, etc. I love this job.
I will get to chat with Dr Montoya finally on Friday to discuss what I will do, but it looks like I will spend the mornings in surgery or researching leishmaniasis, go home for lunch, and then spend the afternoons with bouncing bundles of ADHD. If lucky I'll get home by 8. :) Such a good busy life. I'll get to meet with the public health school Friday too in order to seed there is another project that I can help with while here.
To cap it all off, Michael is finally here!!! We are already discussing which hikes to this weekend.
Philosophy of the day, courtesy of my professora: the minute you think you know enough, that you can stop learning, is the minute you truly die.
This gets a little bit at the purpose of life - it assumes that the purpose of life is to seek knowledge, and when you stop this you stop life. However, I do think that there is micro and macro purposes to life. Micro of course being your personal, individual purpose - the thing that you are meant to do. Macro being twofold: first; to find and pursue your micro purpose, and second; to Love, always.
So I'd disagree with my teacher a touch. But only in that there is more to life's purpose than learning. I completely agree that the idea of being done learning is both debilitating and egotistical.
I'll get into the second half of my what then must I (we) do question next time... and one of these days I'll discuss the gritty of this seemingly mythical ideal of "love, always." But not today.
Love
Always
Stewart
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Blog 7 el dia de mi familia
Today I met the family I will be staying with for the next 3 months at least.
I could not ask for a nicer location, in a nicer city, with nicer people.
Cusco is gorgeous, my host aunt owns a tour agency and will give me sweet deals, my Spanish teacher is picking me up at my house tomorrow, and today I played futbol with my 5 year old hermana.
She is the best person to play futbol with, by the way. Everything that was not grass was a goal, every goal was worth anywhere between 3 and 100 thousand points, and every time I missed the goal she would push it in for me so she could celebrate a goal and dole out points like candy.
She literally fell asleep at the dinner table she played so hard.
This life is a good life.
Man am I lucky or what: I have amazing family in all the parts of the world.
This week I will investigate the programs of the city to see where my public health dreams will fit best. I talk with my doctor contact tomorrow about what all I get to do in the hospital, and I'll talk with the children's program about what teaching I can do for the population.
Finally, and coolest of all, my family has told me many times how good my Spanish is. This is the kindest thing they could say to me right now.
Which leads to the philosophy of the day: mind your expectations. I have been so very down on myself because of my "flailing" Spanish vocabulary. They were impressed because I can speak and understand better than most students they host. Nothing changed about my ability save for the comparison, the bar it was measured against. So as I adjust my expectations I get happier. Simple and ludicrously applicable. So mind your expectations. Obviously too low and you sloth around, but give yourself a break once in a while, eh? I'll keep my expectations of self and others high (working the social norms angle, of course), but depression is a thing to be prevented and/or addressed. This is a good place to start.
Love.
Always.
Stewart
Today I met the family I will be staying with for the next 3 months at least.
I could not ask for a nicer location, in a nicer city, with nicer people.
Cusco is gorgeous, my host aunt owns a tour agency and will give me sweet deals, my Spanish teacher is picking me up at my house tomorrow, and today I played futbol with my 5 year old hermana.
She is the best person to play futbol with, by the way. Everything that was not grass was a goal, every goal was worth anywhere between 3 and 100 thousand points, and every time I missed the goal she would push it in for me so she could celebrate a goal and dole out points like candy.
She literally fell asleep at the dinner table she played so hard.
This life is a good life.
Man am I lucky or what: I have amazing family in all the parts of the world.
This week I will investigate the programs of the city to see where my public health dreams will fit best. I talk with my doctor contact tomorrow about what all I get to do in the hospital, and I'll talk with the children's program about what teaching I can do for the population.
Finally, and coolest of all, my family has told me many times how good my Spanish is. This is the kindest thing they could say to me right now.
Which leads to the philosophy of the day: mind your expectations. I have been so very down on myself because of my "flailing" Spanish vocabulary. They were impressed because I can speak and understand better than most students they host. Nothing changed about my ability save for the comparison, the bar it was measured against. So as I adjust my expectations I get happier. Simple and ludicrously applicable. So mind your expectations. Obviously too low and you sloth around, but give yourself a break once in a while, eh? I'll keep my expectations of self and others high (working the social norms angle, of course), but depression is a thing to be prevented and/or addressed. This is a good place to start.
Love.
Always.
Stewart
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Blog 6. El dia del autobus.
I learned something today. From a movie. In Spanish. Which means..... :)
Sometimes I can understand movie Spanish. Which is huge.
I was reminded of a way of looking at the world. Namely, consider that there are only two types of people in the world. Those who do good when possible and those who do bad when possible. This obviates assumptions of character and personality based on religion, culture, history and instead enforces reliance on a study of action to draw conclusions of the person's self.
While not quite so simple as that, given no one can do good every time, I do believe that the concept can apply to a summation of instances and is a great place to start.
Maybe its cause I'm in a bus and will be for the next thousand hours, but I feel like elaborating.
I know a lot of this is obvious, but it is what I believe. So if you already know it, at least now you know it represents me.
So. We will have to start by outlining the basics. Humans are individually weak and pitiful. Isolated we are barely worth the Carbon we are made of. Obviously I hyperbole, though slightly. I speak strictly in comparison to our true power, that of relationship. We have the power to affect each other, and through each other the whole world through all extant time.
Pretty cool eh? This is the power of ideas, of inspiration, of interaction, of consideration and mutual devotion to the selfless quest for Truth. Most importantly, this is a power we all have. We all have relationships, we all are effected and equally affect daily. Hourly. I affect you by writing this. You affect me by reading.
So become aware. Recognize. Understand. Embrace your innate power of humanity. Most importantly, use it intentionally, use it hourly. Know that no matter what you do you are using it. When you are doing bad, good, or nothing you use it.
OK, so with this established we can see that the most important things for the world are those things we put in it. Our beliefs form our concept of self and our identity. From this should come how we want to act. From this should flow the blueprint of the effect we want to have on our neighbors, our society, our world. From this blueprint should come our actions. Everything we put into the world: words, print, action, inaction.
The next step is to note that part of your impact on your world is what proceeds you: how you will be received. This depends on the perception of your personality and character, which brings us back to our first concept. You are often battling stereotypes, preconceptions, connotations. Acknowledge this, and take care of your reputation, which will hopefully be based largely on your previous actions. Sometimes, if all goes well, it is all you've got.
So, to wrap it all up, we have three jobs at the end if the day.
First, remember that with every action and inaction you are defining yourself.
Second, remember that every action, inaction, and your carefully developed character does in fact somehow affect those who surround you. Perhaps magnificently, perhaps minimally, but everything has an echo. Everything. So act intentionally.
Finally, remember to give others the same benefit of action-based judgment.
So here I sit. Inactive. On a bus. Still understanding movie Spanish. Afraid of the future, though well excited to get on with it. I hope that something here affects you, somehow, as you have affected me.
As always.
Love
Always.
Seriously.
Stewart.
I learned something today. From a movie. In Spanish. Which means..... :)
Sometimes I can understand movie Spanish. Which is huge.
I was reminded of a way of looking at the world. Namely, consider that there are only two types of people in the world. Those who do good when possible and those who do bad when possible. This obviates assumptions of character and personality based on religion, culture, history and instead enforces reliance on a study of action to draw conclusions of the person's self.
While not quite so simple as that, given no one can do good every time, I do believe that the concept can apply to a summation of instances and is a great place to start.
Maybe its cause I'm in a bus and will be for the next thousand hours, but I feel like elaborating.
I know a lot of this is obvious, but it is what I believe. So if you already know it, at least now you know it represents me.
So. We will have to start by outlining the basics. Humans are individually weak and pitiful. Isolated we are barely worth the Carbon we are made of. Obviously I hyperbole, though slightly. I speak strictly in comparison to our true power, that of relationship. We have the power to affect each other, and through each other the whole world through all extant time.
Pretty cool eh? This is the power of ideas, of inspiration, of interaction, of consideration and mutual devotion to the selfless quest for Truth. Most importantly, this is a power we all have. We all have relationships, we all are effected and equally affect daily. Hourly. I affect you by writing this. You affect me by reading.
So become aware. Recognize. Understand. Embrace your innate power of humanity. Most importantly, use it intentionally, use it hourly. Know that no matter what you do you are using it. When you are doing bad, good, or nothing you use it.
OK, so with this established we can see that the most important things for the world are those things we put in it. Our beliefs form our concept of self and our identity. From this should come how we want to act. From this should flow the blueprint of the effect we want to have on our neighbors, our society, our world. From this blueprint should come our actions. Everything we put into the world: words, print, action, inaction.
The next step is to note that part of your impact on your world is what proceeds you: how you will be received. This depends on the perception of your personality and character, which brings us back to our first concept. You are often battling stereotypes, preconceptions, connotations. Acknowledge this, and take care of your reputation, which will hopefully be based largely on your previous actions. Sometimes, if all goes well, it is all you've got.
So, to wrap it all up, we have three jobs at the end if the day.
First, remember that with every action and inaction you are defining yourself.
Second, remember that every action, inaction, and your carefully developed character does in fact somehow affect those who surround you. Perhaps magnificently, perhaps minimally, but everything has an echo. Everything. So act intentionally.
Finally, remember to give others the same benefit of action-based judgment.
So here I sit. Inactive. On a bus. Still understanding movie Spanish. Afraid of the future, though well excited to get on with it. I hope that something here affects you, somehow, as you have affected me.
As always.
Love
Always.
Seriously.
Stewart.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Blog 5 la dia de la comidas incredables.
There is only so many times you can say "Spanish classes were hard but awesome today" before people get your point. So this is not the story of today, though it certainly is true.
The story if the day is food.
I ate at two restaurants today.
The first cost ~3$ for juice, appetizer, entree with (possible) complimentary salmonella. It was good food. I have no complaints and will return.
The second boasted water bottles that cost the same as the entire lunch bill. Considered the best restaurant in Peru by some, it lived up to its reputation. I experienced literally the best things I have ever put in my mouth. I also paid the most I ever have for a meal (excepting Vegas, which is a whole other story).
I ate a curry whose delicate appearance masked individual vegetables with flavor so balanced that eating more than one at a time would be considered a culinary sin. It was fickle, changing flovours once or twice as you progressed in every bite, yet was stabilized by a consistent, resonating, and full bodied curry.
There was a macaroon so good it made me like macaroons. And I strongly dislike macaroons.
There was a piece of chocolate so rich that when I opened my eyes and realized I still had 2/3 left I felt afraid. What if I had attempted to eat the nugget whole? Would I have died? Would my face have melted like in Indiana Jones when those foolish Nazis raided the lost ark?
There was a mango appetizer that was so nuanced I counted 5 different flavor profiles. It was a cubic centimeter, with 5 distinct flavors. That's like an appetizer clown car. Filled with elephants and blue whales.
The presentation was so excellent that the shredded Parmesan pieces were individually placed to be symmetric and upright.
This was an excellent evening of food based debauchery. I'd recommend it. Without a doubt in my mind.
Need I say it again? Come visit.
http://www.astridygaston.com/web/pagina.php?pidscw=1&pidpsp=0&pidpag=3652
There is only so many times you can say "Spanish classes were hard but awesome today" before people get your point. So this is not the story of today, though it certainly is true.
The story if the day is food.
I ate at two restaurants today.
The first cost ~3$ for juice, appetizer, entree with (possible) complimentary salmonella. It was good food. I have no complaints and will return.
The second boasted water bottles that cost the same as the entire lunch bill. Considered the best restaurant in Peru by some, it lived up to its reputation. I experienced literally the best things I have ever put in my mouth. I also paid the most I ever have for a meal (excepting Vegas, which is a whole other story).
I ate a curry whose delicate appearance masked individual vegetables with flavor so balanced that eating more than one at a time would be considered a culinary sin. It was fickle, changing flovours once or twice as you progressed in every bite, yet was stabilized by a consistent, resonating, and full bodied curry.
There was a macaroon so good it made me like macaroons. And I strongly dislike macaroons.
There was a piece of chocolate so rich that when I opened my eyes and realized I still had 2/3 left I felt afraid. What if I had attempted to eat the nugget whole? Would I have died? Would my face have melted like in Indiana Jones when those foolish Nazis raided the lost ark?
There was a mango appetizer that was so nuanced I counted 5 different flavor profiles. It was a cubic centimeter, with 5 distinct flavors. That's like an appetizer clown car. Filled with elephants and blue whales.
The presentation was so excellent that the shredded Parmesan pieces were individually placed to be symmetric and upright.
This was an excellent evening of food based debauchery. I'd recommend it. Without a doubt in my mind.
Need I say it again? Come visit.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Blog 4: la dia de las Fuentes.
Nothing exciting happened yesterday. Not that exciting hangs are supposed to happen every day, its just that blog posts which read "Today I spent 3 hours attempting to circumvent ABC's 'no international viewing' rules and failed miserably. Meaning I still have not watched castle, and there for am depressed" have no place in this uplifting blog.
However, I did meet more people in my hostel anoche (last night), which leads to tonight's tale. Turns out that when depressed by a lack of TV the last thing you want to do is go and talk in a language you barely know. However, if you have been raised by a family valuing self awareness and improvement as I have (thanks family!), you force yourself into terribly scary situations for your own begrudging benefit. Stupid mantras demanding acknowledgement and addressment of problems.
Also, addressment is your word of the day.
So last night I met some wonderful mexicanos who talked so fast my head span. But I understood enough to know that these were nice people. One in particular I talked to enough to know that not only what she nice, she was also a truly good person.
So enter today. It started as most do: Spanish classes until my head is alternately swimming and exploding, then a small recreo, then more Spanish classes until I die. Then lunch somewhere where I can eat a lunch to feed a king for the price of a pauper. Also, someone in my life had better learn how to make cebiche, cause I am officially addicted. Then I study in the park talking to old dudes. Today I mixed it up by finally being able to withdraw money after an honest 6 previous attempts. Which means I could buy my ticket out of this gray, gray city to a greener, lovelier place called Cusco.
By the way, cities are not my scene. Or suburbs.
So needless to say, things were looking up as I could finally spend money without worrying if it was the last money I would spend.
Then I went home. I was chatting with my new (incredibly beautiful) Mexican friend when the gringas asked if I wanted to go to a fountain show. If you are ever in Lima and are asked to go to a fountain show, do it immediately. Not only do you get to hail, barter with, and then ride in crazy taxis (I swear they learned how to drive on the classic game "crazy taxi"), but you get to spend the evening swimming in Spanish, likely with a beautiful (and kind) mexicana teaching said spanish, and you will see the most spectacular light/laser/fountain show you can imagine, complete with 3D light people dancing the dance of their people. You miiiight get to waltz to some background music if you are lucky. You will also likely run though fountains and slip and fall and go swimming accidentally. Twice.
Long story short: always go to fountain shows.
Things I learned: I really is better to bring money and change it at una tienda de intercambio NOT in the airport.
There are fruits which literally taste so good you shed a tear. I now know one such fruit, but I don't yet know what it is called.
There truly are awesome people everywhere. You just have to contrive to meet them.
Love
Always
Stu
Nothing exciting happened yesterday. Not that exciting hangs are supposed to happen every day, its just that blog posts which read "Today I spent 3 hours attempting to circumvent ABC's 'no international viewing' rules and failed miserably. Meaning I still have not watched castle, and there for am depressed" have no place in this uplifting blog.
However, I did meet more people in my hostel anoche (last night), which leads to tonight's tale. Turns out that when depressed by a lack of TV the last thing you want to do is go and talk in a language you barely know. However, if you have been raised by a family valuing self awareness and improvement as I have (thanks family!), you force yourself into terribly scary situations for your own begrudging benefit. Stupid mantras demanding acknowledgement and addressment of problems.
Also, addressment is your word of the day.
So last night I met some wonderful mexicanos who talked so fast my head span. But I understood enough to know that these were nice people. One in particular I talked to enough to know that not only what she nice, she was also a truly good person.
So enter today. It started as most do: Spanish classes until my head is alternately swimming and exploding, then a small recreo, then more Spanish classes until I die. Then lunch somewhere where I can eat a lunch to feed a king for the price of a pauper. Also, someone in my life had better learn how to make cebiche, cause I am officially addicted. Then I study in the park talking to old dudes. Today I mixed it up by finally being able to withdraw money after an honest 6 previous attempts. Which means I could buy my ticket out of this gray, gray city to a greener, lovelier place called Cusco.
By the way, cities are not my scene. Or suburbs.
So needless to say, things were looking up as I could finally spend money without worrying if it was the last money I would spend.
Then I went home. I was chatting with my new (incredibly beautiful) Mexican friend when the gringas asked if I wanted to go to a fountain show. If you are ever in Lima and are asked to go to a fountain show, do it immediately. Not only do you get to hail, barter with, and then ride in crazy taxis (I swear they learned how to drive on the classic game "crazy taxi"), but you get to spend the evening swimming in Spanish, likely with a beautiful (and kind) mexicana teaching said spanish, and you will see the most spectacular light/laser/fountain show you can imagine, complete with 3D light people dancing the dance of their people. You miiiight get to waltz to some background music if you are lucky. You will also likely run though fountains and slip and fall and go swimming accidentally. Twice.
Long story short: always go to fountain shows.
Things I learned: I really is better to bring money and change it at una tienda de intercambio NOT in the airport.
There are fruits which literally taste so good you shed a tear. I now know one such fruit, but I don't yet know what it is called.
There truly are awesome people everywhere. You just have to contrive to meet them.
Love
Always
Stu
Monday, October 1, 2012
Blog 3: el dia de las ruinas.
I went and saw mind blowingly old ruins ttoday, called huaca pucllana. I learned that there was a lot of turnover in south america: The Limas built it, were conquered by the Wari who were then overtaken by the Ichma, who fell to the Incas. All, by the way, practiced human sacrifice.
I ate even more mind blowingly delicious cebiche today, as well as a giant avacado stuffed with veggies and aja (sauce). It was a beautiful work of art until I destroyed it with my mouth, via a fork.
Suffice to say I don't have much if a mind left, and since I start school tomorrow this will likely prove less than ideal.
So to prepare let's repair my mind by delving into some philosophy. You may be wondering why oh why this blog is called what it is? What does "what then must I do" actually mean?
Well rest easy, I'll ease your troubled mind.
Made relevant to me by the great philosopher Fagrelius, the concept dates back millennia. Perhaps most famously written by Fidor Dostoevsky, the mantra calls to mind that the appropriate reaction to an observed problem is to ask oneself how one can address said problem. It pushes for action rather than just observation and acknowledgement
The generosity and benefit of such a mantra cannot be disputed, but I do like talking about the limits and boundaries if such a mantra. Namely, does it represent a great and generous (optional) idea, or a duty of the human condition? Secondly, does it allow you to not do anything when you don't see a wrong, or does the call to action confer an impulse to do something even when you cannot find something to do? IE, never do nothing, find something to do!!
I'll discuss the first today, the second later.
I believe that there are two impulses to act: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic can include things like ideas of universal moral code, personal codes and commitments, etc. Extrinsic includes things like social norms, laws, Etc. I personally believe in absolute truth and all that jazz, meaning there are tenants of a universal moral code, though I readily admit that it is a lot more disagreed on than agreed on (which negates the universality of the parts in question, no?). As such I believe it is a lot simpler than others argue (my version is .... can you guess....Love. Always.).
Therefore, as we revisit the scope of Fidor's mantra, I remind you that there are a lot of things that are not recognized as "universally morally awesome" but are definitely recognized as great and generous optional ideas. I contend that in this instance, should you desire to elevate the action to universal status, you cannot rely on changing every individual's intrinsic motivation. It will be sporadic and will lapse. Always (mostly). However, you can rely on the extrinsic. Namely, if you can change the social norms you achieve functional universal status.
So to answer the question: I believe that the application of this mantra is a duty for me, and I would like to see it universally applied. To do so I intend to actively attempt to change my surrounding social norms by publicly expressing my expectations and disappointments.
Thoughts?
I went and saw mind blowingly old ruins ttoday, called huaca pucllana. I learned that there was a lot of turnover in south america: The Limas built it, were conquered by the Wari who were then overtaken by the Ichma, who fell to the Incas. All, by the way, practiced human sacrifice.
I ate even more mind blowingly delicious cebiche today, as well as a giant avacado stuffed with veggies and aja (sauce). It was a beautiful work of art until I destroyed it with my mouth, via a fork.
Suffice to say I don't have much if a mind left, and since I start school tomorrow this will likely prove less than ideal.
So to prepare let's repair my mind by delving into some philosophy. You may be wondering why oh why this blog is called what it is? What does "what then must I do" actually mean?
Well rest easy, I'll ease your troubled mind.
Made relevant to me by the great philosopher Fagrelius, the concept dates back millennia. Perhaps most famously written by Fidor Dostoevsky, the mantra calls to mind that the appropriate reaction to an observed problem is to ask oneself how one can address said problem. It pushes for action rather than just observation and acknowledgement
The generosity and benefit of such a mantra cannot be disputed, but I do like talking about the limits and boundaries if such a mantra. Namely, does it represent a great and generous (optional) idea, or a duty of the human condition? Secondly, does it allow you to not do anything when you don't see a wrong, or does the call to action confer an impulse to do something even when you cannot find something to do? IE, never do nothing, find something to do!!
I'll discuss the first today, the second later.
I believe that there are two impulses to act: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic can include things like ideas of universal moral code, personal codes and commitments, etc. Extrinsic includes things like social norms, laws, Etc. I personally believe in absolute truth and all that jazz, meaning there are tenants of a universal moral code, though I readily admit that it is a lot more disagreed on than agreed on (which negates the universality of the parts in question, no?). As such I believe it is a lot simpler than others argue (my version is .... can you guess....Love. Always.).
Therefore, as we revisit the scope of Fidor's mantra, I remind you that there are a lot of things that are not recognized as "universally morally awesome" but are definitely recognized as great and generous optional ideas. I contend that in this instance, should you desire to elevate the action to universal status, you cannot rely on changing every individual's intrinsic motivation. It will be sporadic and will lapse. Always (mostly). However, you can rely on the extrinsic. Namely, if you can change the social norms you achieve functional universal status.
So to answer the question: I believe that the application of this mantra is a duty for me, and I would like to see it universally applied. To do so I intend to actively attempt to change my surrounding social norms by publicly expressing my expectations and disappointments.
Thoughts?
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