What is this?

These are journal entries and emails from my travels in South America in the winter of 2001-2002. My idea was to publish a book on my travels. But I keep not doing that, not only because of a busy life but because somehow it doesn't seem like a good idea to put that much more paper into the world. Plus, what if no one wants to read it?? I will be posting the manuscript I have been working on for the past few years in segments and in some sort of order, so that you can read through from beginning (oldest post) to end (newest post), or just pick out interesting bits and pieces.

Themes: political awakening, feminism, relationships, travel not tourism, post 9/11 international travel, anthropology, etc.

19 November 2007

21 January, 2002: Anniversary

21 January

2 year anniversary of the last government coup in Ecuador. The overthrow of Mahuad who now teaches at Harvard and the installation, after several attempts at other presidents, of his vice president Naboa.

Today the tanks are rolling
smelling tear gas in our hotel
while speaking of revolution
students teachers protesting
death of a student protester
mysterious
fires in the street
people on the move
protesting – angry about prices
going up
prices rise, salaries fall
sit stagnant
and people rise, unorganized
but impressive in their fight
organized sector declares a month of protest
fighting
struggle
change starting today

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