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Good works

In thinking about how I can best serve in rural communities, and from observing the work of the organizations I've encountered so far, it seems that those that are secular (in practice if not in name) could have good intentions but may hesitate to "impose" a set of values. Too often in the past,...

permalink written by  cjones on January 31, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
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Yanapuma

Returned last night from 3 days in the Tsa'chila communities around Santo_Domingo_de los_Tsa'chilas, mostly in the community of El Búa. Met many local people, participated in a community meeting, walked around, and learned about people's lives and needs. Did a tour of a small nature reserve,...

permalink written by  cjones on January 24, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
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Búa

The closest town to the Búa community of the Tsa'chila people where I stayed for 3 days. Recently renamed to Santo_Domingo_de_los_Tsa'chilas.

permalink written by  cjones on January 21, 2008 from Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador
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Seed Guardians

Just completed a workshop this weekend in Tumbaco, about an hour east of Quito, on preserving seeds and propagating plants of the Andean forest. Most of the Andean region has been heavily deforested, and this knowledge is essential to restoring a semblance of the natural forest. The...

permalink written by  cjones on January 20, 2008 from Tumbaco, Ecuador
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Too much technology?

Now I've been in Quito for a week, starting the work at the Yanapuma Foundation. Currently, Yanapuma is focusing their work on two indigenous communities - the Bua in the rainforest to the west and La Chimba in the mountains to the northeast. I'm still getting familiar with the needs and...

permalink written by  cjones on January 15, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
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Two kinds

After 2 weeks in KC for the holidays, visiting friends, my daughter and stepdaughter, and managing the considerable logistics of being out of the country for so long (especially with owning a business), I'm now back in South America! Arrived at the airport in Quito late last night, then at...

permalink written by  cjones on January 7, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
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Cuenca

Heading south to Peru, with a stopover for a day in Cuenca. Not much time to explore the surrounding area, but enjoying the beautiful architecture and other sights around town. Learned from one of the locals at a gear shop that this is thought to be the rockclimbing center of Ecuador - lots...

permalink written by  cjones on December 3, 2007 from Cuenca, Ecuador
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Back to the city

Returned from the Rio Muchacho farm to Quito by the night bus, then yesterday the class visited a commercial organic farm nearby called Chaupi Molino. Learned a lot this past month, but it was a challenge to go without much free time, privacy or personal space with all of the group activities...

permalink written by  cjones on November 30, 2007 from Quito, Ecuador
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The difference

Last night here in Canoa, someone asked me if I thought I could "make a difference" through this journey and the work I want to do. Don't think I answered the question very directly at the time, but now that I've thought about it, I really don't know if I can make a difference. Through the...

permalink written by  cjones on November 25, 2007 from Canoa, Ecuador
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Challenge to science

Last week I checked out a book from the library at Rio Muchacho titled "Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition," written by Wendell Berry in 2000. This book has a lot of significance for me, as it challenges not only many commonly accepted beliefs of our society in general, but...

permalink written by  cjones on November 17, 2007 from Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador
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