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Luder
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 Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:10 pm Post subject: Discoveries while in Latin America |
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Have any of you ever stopped dissecting the Bolivarian Revolution and Imperialism and other dull political topics long enough to discover a local writer whose books you really like? I don't mean Garc�a M�rquez or Carlos Fuentes or Isabel Allende or Jorge Lu�s Borges or anybody like that, but somebody you'd have never heard of if you'd stayed on your ass in, say, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
I have, and sometimes I even think coming across the work of the Peruvian Julio Ram�n Ribeyro was the defining encounter of the several years I spent teaching in Latin America. Have any of you even heard of Ribeyro? Well, if you're looking for something good to read, in not-too-difficult Spanish, get your hands on anything you can find by him. His stories are wonderful, as is his novel Cr�nica de San Gabriel. |
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RyanS
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:08 am Post subject: |
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| And you call our discussions dull! lol J/k |
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Luder
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| Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Shoulda figured I was casting pearls. . . . |
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YanquiQuilme�o
Joined: 20 Oct 2005
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Location: Quilmes, Argentina
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| Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| RyanS, you make us all long for the days of Moonraven ... at least then when had an intelligent troll. |
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JZer
Joined: 16 Jan 2005
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Location: Pittsburgh
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| where did Moonraven go? I know she used to hat me!!! |
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Guy Courchesne
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| JZer wrote: |
| where did Moonraven go? I know she used to hat me!!! |
Hate to break it to you, but that ain't a very exclusive club.  |
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ls650
Joined: 10 May 2003
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| JZer wrote: |
| where did Moonraven go? I know she used to hat me!!! |
She bought you a sombrero?  |
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Guy Courchesne
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:19 am Post subject: |
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| she used to hat me!!! |
At least she never pants you. |
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JZer
Joined: 16 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Guy and she would have called me stupid because I just posted "hat" instead of hate!!
Anyways, how is your organization doing? Do you have any job placements for Chile or Venezuela? I would like to go there after I finish my contract in South Korea. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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I never would've called you stupid. At best, I would rib you a bit....and defer to Moonraven's eloquence in insultations.
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| Anyways, how is your organization doing? Do you have any job placements for Chile or Venezuela? I would like to go there after I finish my contract in South Korea. |
Is that for me? We're doing fine, thank you. When does your contract finish in Korea? |
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YanquiQuilme�o
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Location: Quilmes, Argentina
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Moonraven went to the Middle East to teach, and she posted while she was there. Then she just disappeared. Weird. |
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ls650
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:19 am Post subject: |
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| I never liked moonraven much, but it does seem rather at odds with her character to suddenly be quiet. |
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Cdaniels
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Dunwich, Massachusetts
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:00 am Post subject: Back in the old days... |
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| JZer wrote: |
| she would have called me stupid because I just posted "hat" instead of hate!! |
OK, you're stupid! Everyone can get all sentimental with warm fuzzy feelings now!
Perhaps Moonraven is in counselling, and her therapist told her to stop posting!  |
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JZer
Joined: 16 Jan 2005
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Location: Pittsburgh
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy, my contract does not finish for a while but I really want to get to South America or Central America. So I am always checking for opportunities. |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Favourite South American authors that I've discovered here:
Juan Montalvo
Juan Leon Mera
Guy Courchesne
Regards,
Justin |
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