Month: July 2007

El Niágara en bicicleta

El Niágara en bicicleta

Nothing more poetic than social commentary to the cadence of Merengue. This song titled "Crossing Niagara on a Bike" is a metaphor to the state of public health care in the Dominican Republic and the scarcity of the most basic instruments in public hospitals. Although the song was written in the late 90's, not much has changed. To a land who can dance its laments, to sense and social sensibility. El Niagara en Bicicleta - Juan Luis Guerra Me dio una sirimba un domingo en la mañana cuando menos lo pensaba caí redondo, como una guanábana, sobre la alcantarilla será…
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Every drop makes a ripple: How your life can impact others

Every drop makes a ripple: How your life can impact others

I met a friend for BBQ and wine this evening. I hadn’t seen him much in close to three years. Out of the blue, he mentions how in the brief time he'd met me, he’d learned how to make rice "the right way"; and I considered how I have actually heard that from a few other people before. While in college, I remember running for Diversity Chair in the student senate. I had actually not made much effort to make many friends up until that point, and I hardly thought anyone was paying attention to the campaign. Then, one day…
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