I finally got a chance to watch Rachel Boynton's excellent documentary "Our Brand is Crisis", a film I have been meaning to see since it came out sometime in 2006.  This one really set my wheels turning.   I don't have too much to say about the first 2/3rds of the film, as this is the [...]

 This is a species of freshwater shrimp (Macrobrachium sp.) from the tropical Chapare region of Cochabamba, Bolivia.  This specimen was given to me over a year a go by young researcher and innovator.  He believes that this species of prawn has economic potential, as they grow fast and endure a variety of conditions.  [...]

The Third World farmer lives constantly on the precipice of disaster. They are not blessed with many of the things we take for granted: la steady job, stable income, an economy fairly free from inflation, and a social services network that helps to mitigate the effects of natural disaster. [...]

After going to my local polling station yesterday afternoon, I couldn't help but make some striking comparisons between US mid-term elections and Bolivia's constituent assembly election, which was held on July 2, 2006. In both cases, the airwaves, both television and radio, were inundated with propaganda and negative campaign ads. [...]

After four months in Bolivia, today is officially my last day and the next couple of days I will spend traveling back to my home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It has certainly been an interesting time to be here. I have witnessed the nationalization of gas, elections to the [...]