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rebecca

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About Me

canadian living in colombia, south america, living life and trying to take myself less seriously... and do yoga every day.

My Interests

social justice, walking, reading, natacha and boris, amber (the stone), dancing salsa, drinking coffee, drinking wine, drinking wine and dancing salsa, candles, making soup, making soup while drinking wine and dancing salsa by candlelight, women's rights, politics, writing for myself, the ocean, fruit juice, el pueblo, changing the system from the botton up, believing that the system really can change, saying the words "notwithstanding, granted and actualization" as many times in one sentence as posible, laughing, free jazz concerts, chocolate ice cream, parks, sunshine, rain when I'm falling asleep, fried fish

I'd like to meet:

Florence Thomas

Music:

Manu Chao, Mercedes Sosa, silvio rodriguez, Rachel loewen walker, ani, zap mama, pablo milanes, los portables, orishas, emmylou harris, bach, chet baker, pablo montañez, fela kuti, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Morcheeba, St. Germain, Tricky, The Be Good Tanyas, Gillian Welch, Nick Drake, Tegan and Sara, Novalima

Movies:

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the notebook, chavez (documentary), La Noche de los lapices, promises (documentary, Willow

Television:


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Books:

the discovery of heaven, the red tent, the politics of jesus, jane eyre, ishmael, cien años de soledad

Heroes:

Patricia Rosero

My Blog

President Gringo

President Bush is coming to Bogotá on Sunday. He's coming to pow-wow with his best amigo here, Señor Alvaro...folks are getting ansy. Today as I was strolling down the 72, the street where I live, and...
Posted by rebecca on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:13:00 PST

The Svalbard International Seed Vault

I have a lot of respect for the Norweigians. Vikings,Founded Limerick,claimed neutrality during world-war 1,saved thousands of jews during world war 2,massive peaceful demonstration and resistance dur...
Posted by rebecca on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:43:00 PST

the sending and attaching of documents

this has me unbelievably frustrated and annoyed and embarrassed (i'm annoyed and frustrated because i'm embarrassed) and it is time for me to confess to an problem I have that I don't know how to...
Posted by rebecca on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:53:00 PST

the year of courageous action

one of the people i love most in the world has determined that 2007 be named the "year of courageous action" and i'd like to take him up on that proposal. so, what might that mean in my life? what mi...
Posted by rebecca on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:04:00 PST

Journey

In fact, the journey never ends,One path ends, another begins:One door closes, another opens.You reach a peak;A higher peak is always there.God is an endless journey.Only those who are so courageousTh...
Posted by rebecca on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:10:00 PST

Akron, PA

P.A. stands for Pennsylvania, and that's where you'll findthe hamlet of AkronIn Akron, you can orderbrussell sprouts as your"dinner-time" vegetable"dinner-time" meaning lunch time,and they come alongs...
Posted by rebecca on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:55:00 PST

The Land of Plenty

To what's left of our religion,I lift my voice and pray:May the lights in the land of plenty,Shine on the Truth Someday.-Leonard Cohen, "The Land of Plenty"...
Posted by rebecca on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:06:00 PST

finished

well, i just defended my thesis, and my readers and director had the grace to allow me to graduate.so, now i'm done with that.i'm a little tired now and perhaps i'll take a nap.this is me, sighing a d...
Posted by rebecca on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:52:00 PST

las velitas

Last night we celebrated the Immaculate Conception with the Noche de las Velitas. All of Bogotá, all of Colombia actually, lights up on this night, in, what I learned, is the celebration of the immacu...
Posted by rebecca on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:43:00 PST

the defense

so, this monday at either 11 or 12, I am defending my thesis. it's been a little hectic because one of my readers initially bailed, and then we couldn't find anyone else with knowledge of my area to b...
Posted by rebecca on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:51:00 PST