Last year, in the aftermath of the 30S riots in Quito, I posted the following note on my Facebook account:"I heard the word democracy thrown around a lot today but I begin to wonder what it means, if we can define it because everyone seems to be defining it differently or not defining it conveniently. I heard the word oppressor thrown around a lot today and I begin to wonder what it refers to. Is the oppressor the one that monopolizes the media and de-legitimizes the voice of its detractors or is the oppressor the one that irresponsibly puts the...
Friday, September 30, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
I. Hate. HATE. running.I cannot tell you how much I hate, abhor, detest, passionately dislike it.And yet despite of that, I´ve made it a habit of running every morning at 6 am for an hour. And today, I ran my first 5K race.No, I didn´t win. But I didn´t come in last either. I beat my personal record (from 60 minutes down to 53) and was able to finish without much trouble (excepting some minor burn in my legs). Tonight, I signed up for the We Run Quito Nike 10K for October 29th. Yeah, I´m slightly nuts.The reason I run, even though I hate it, is...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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