[Objective] Forging a Glocal Life

[Objective] Forging a Glocal Life

by | May 6, 2008 | English

Last week I read two contradictory texts that each struck me as equally true. The first, in the form of a six-word “tweet” came from Romina Oliverio, an Argentine-Canadian who I believe is currently in Peru. She said: My roots are people, not places. Of...
Fire Eagle and the Future of Citizen Media

Fire Eagle and the Future of Citizen Media

by | Apr 7, 2008 | English

Originally published on Idea Lab. Buenos Aires Leads the Way Two months ago I was back in my old stomping grounds, Encinitas, California. It had been several years since I last coasted along Highway 101 as it sucks in its asphalt belly between San Elijo Lagoon and the...
[Culture] Whatever Floats Your Boat

[Culture] Whatever Floats Your Boat

by | Mar 31, 2008 | English

In the Czech Republic and Slovakia you spank and whip girls the monday after Easter: In Taiwan, you post pictures of yourself naked when your party wins: In Argentina you stab people when your soccer team loses. Am I in the wrong country?
Getting to Know Global Voices' Latin America Team

Getting to Know Global Voices' Latin America Team

by | Apr 25, 2007 | English

Cross-posted at Global Voices Some of the very best weblogs from around Latin America hardly ever receive mention on Global Voices. That’s because their authors are also contributors there and spend most of their time drawing your attention to others’...

iPod the Fish

by | Jul 16, 2005 | English, Muse

You may have noticed that my murderous threats towards oceanographic graduate students are really nothing more than filibuster as I stall on my post about Cuba and the realizations it delivered to me. The reason/excuse I haven’t yet posted about Cuba is that...