A New Energy Source That Is Unlimited
Engineers at the University of Michigan have discovered a new way to generate energy. A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving the University of Michigan shows. If you can generate that much
Come to Peru! (maybe)
One of the questions I asked the group near the end of our time in Chimbote was, “Is it fair to bring people down here?” Most of them looked at me dumbfounded. Thinking, “Of course it is a good idea to bring folks down. I am glad I came down.” I am wondering how they
Blogs that should have been written in Peru (part 5)
WALKING THE LINE It is very easy to talk about the neighborhood we visited in statistical terms. 50,000 people served by one church Average income one dollar a day 2500 fed in soup kitchens each day Weekly collection at mass $80 average drop out age percent of kids who use drugs Number of people who
I Said What?
It is very cool when you find a quote you really like. It is really weird when you find out you are the one being quoted. I guess I said this: An absurd love
Blogs that should have been written in Peru (part 4)
SINGING The church has a number of choirs. Mostly youth. One is former and current gang members. All good. The choir that sings on Sunday night is by far the best. All teenage girls. All enjoy singing very much (or at least they look like they do). One evening the Sunday night choir was practicing
Blogs that should have been written in Peru (part 3)
Sorry for the delay in posting these blogs. There is good and bad in writing these blogs well after the fact. The bad: I am removed for the moment. I am not writing from the point of view of “as it happens”. Now my thoughts are different from before. I don’t remember some things, and
Blogs that should have been written in Peru (part 2)
CHRISTIAN/DIGNITY Part of a places character is the characters that make up the place. Christian is one of those characters. The group finally had the chance to experience him Sunday night at mass. He made his appearance sometime during the opening song of mass. All of a sudden there was a 16 year old standing
Blogs that should have been written in Peru (part 1)
As promised, a few more stories of Peru. There are about 20 more of these to come this week. “WHERE ARE YOU GOING?” ASKED THE CAB DRIVER All but one member of our group came in Tuesday night around midnight. One came in early Tuesday because she was coming from Brazil. On our cab ride
Disoriented
I am home and already on the road again. Much writing is coming from the trip. I have a file filled with stories and reflections to share. Just need a little cleaning up at this point. Also, there is so much I am going to unspool them a little at time. Right now I am
Hard To Write
For some reason it has been really hard to write on this trip. I am not sure why that is. I think it is because I am tired. I came on the trip tired and most afternoons when I should have been napping I have been hanging out and talking with member of our group