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Sí, sí, ya sé, este blog estuvo muy abandonado los últimos meses. Las razones también fueron varias, pero la fundamental es que nos mudamos! De ahora en más, podemos seguir en contacto en mi nuevo sitio. Como este blog quedará online, aunque sin cambios, recuerden actualizar el feed o bookmarks.
Gracias por haberme visitado durante estos años, por los meses de paciencia y el cariño que siempre me han demostrado. Espero verlos pronto, en nuestro nuevo hogar!
Yes, yes, I know it. This blog has not been updated for many months. There are many reasons. The most important one is that we are moving! We can keep in touch through my new website. Though this blog will remain online, it won't have any new posts. So, if you are following me, remember to update your feed or bookmark.
Thanks for coming all the years, for the patience during the last months and the love you've always given me! I hope to see you soon at my new home.
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Nuevamente fue Zime quien me llevó a reflexionar. Y fue de la mano de un comercial muy conmovedor que también quiero compartir con ustedes. Hagamos el cambio!
It's been Zime again who made think. And it was through a very moving commercial that I also want to share with you. Let's make the change happen!
Recibí esta recomendación de mi querida amiga Zime y ahora quiero compartir al video con ustedes. Para confirmar nuestra cosmovisión. Para renovar nuestro compromiso con la vida. Para comprender a nuestro mundo mejor.
Espero que les guste!
My dear friend Zime recommended me this video and now, I want to share it with you. To confirm our vision of the world. To renew our commitment with life. And understand our planet much better.
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Hace días vi en un programa que la Tierra no es la víctima de nuestros excesos, sino nosotros mismos y gran parte del rico ecosistema con el que "cohabitamos".
Nosotros pasaremos a la historia como los dinosaurios, llevándonos con nuestra desaparición muchas otras especies más... y la Tierra nos sobrevivirá.
Ojalá la humanidad entendiera que más que hacerle daño a nuestra casa estamos acabando con nosotros y nuestros hijos.
* Pati, estoy completamente de acuerdo con lo que decís. La Tierra encontrará su rumbo y seremos nosotros los que ya no estaremos. Sin embargo, no es triste pensar que nosotros, los seres "inteligentes", seamos capaces de destruír nuestra casa?
* Thanks Eric! Everyday is Earth Day, so everyday is a wonderful one.
Esta mañana, desperté con la agradable sorpresa de haber sido elegida ilustradora de la semana. El honor se lo debo a la cooperación de dos sitios, kakalardoak y fac-mac.com, dedicados a los creativos, a la difusión de sus trabajos, así como de herramientas y noticias de interés para nuestra actividad.
Gracias por la distinción!
I woke up this morning whith the nice surprise of having been chosen as the illustrator of the week. I owe this honor to the cooperation of two sites,kakalardoak and fac-mac.com, which are dedicated to promote creative people, their work, as well as providing tools and interesting news for our activities.
Nuestro primer ACTION-POST del año no podía estar ajeno a las tan deseadas vacaciones. Hoy te proponemos algunos lugares que ofrecen hacer turismo solidario!!
¿QUE ES EL TURISMO RESPONSABLE?
El turismo es una actividad que tiene un impacto directo en todos los sectores de la economía y muchos otros imprevisibles en la cultura y costumbres de un pueblo.
El turismo ético, solidario o responsable propone un intercambio (tanto económico como cultural) con las poblaciones autóctonas con el fin de mejorar las condiciones de vida de éstas, respetar su habitad natural y hacer más rica, solidaria y auténtica nuestra experiencia como turista.
Directorio de asociaciones, instituciones, proyectos y eventos de turismo sostenible y responsable. + Info: www.turismoresponsable.net
En la Fundación Agreste promueven el turismo con “un concepto solidario, ecológico y social”, para lo cual organizan travesías “eco solidarias”. + Info: http://www.fundacionagreste.org.ar
La organización Recuperación Social de Poblados Nacionales que Desaparecen (Responde) ayuda a los pueblos a reconvertirse hacia la actividad turística-rural. + Info: www.responde.org.ar
Casi una veintena de familias que habitan la Reserva de Biósfera del Delta del Paraná llevan adelante un emprendimiento como oportunidad de trabajo y para generar conciencia sobre la preservación del área. + Info: http://soycorresponsal.lanacion.com.ar
********************* What is the meaning of the so-called “Responsible tourism”? Tourism is an activity that has a direct impact on the economy of the visited place. It also has indirect impact on the culture and habits of a community.
Responsible tourism proposes an echonomic and cultural exchange with the native community in order to improve their conditions, their natural habitat and also enriches our experience as a tourist. More info: ICRT (Internacional Centre for Responsible Tourism) http://www.icrtourism.org/
ONG that organises journeys “people to peolple” to meet local communities http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/
This social promotes intercultural understanding and the exchange of knowledge and experiences between those visiting Argentina and those living in this country. http://www.compromisosolidario.org.ar/
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Hoy queremos invitarte a un festival distinto, donde el diseño nos hace pensar en que además de ser bonito también puede ser amigable con el medio ambiente.
Diseño Sustentable es una organización que busca trabajar en actividades e iniciativas que crucen la actividad del diseño con la conciencia ambiental.
La agrupación surge del interés de sus fundadores, Ana Lisa Alperovich y Rodrigo Valdivielso, en los temas relacionados a la ecología y al estilo de vida responsable con el medio ambiente, cuestiones que creen que se volverán la tendencia más importante de consumo y modo de vida en los próximos años.
FESTIVAL SUSTENTABLE Primer espacio de celebración de diseño multidisciplinario argentino con conciencia ambiental. Exposición • Charlas • Workshops • Audiovisuales
Del viernes 28 de noviembre al martes 2 de diciembre, 2008 De 11 a 19 hs. En el Jardín Botánico de Buenos Aires Entrada y actividades libres y gratuitas. Sin inscripción previa (llegar puntual)
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"Energías limpias" es el nuevo portal que un grupo de jóvenes profesionales ha iniciado con el objetivo de promover y desarrollar fuentes de energía limpias y renovables.
Es un sitio pensado para todos. Porque comprender que es preciso generar energías sustentables y accesibles, es tarea de los gobiernos, pero también de cada uno.
La invitación a participar me llegó de Juan Cruz Mones Cazón, a quien desde aquí le doy las gracias. Y los invito a ustedes a que se den una vuelta por allí. Ser limpios es la tendencia.
I visited the Library of Congress when we were in Washington, DC. What a thrill. "Just think, I've downloaded your records for years and now here I am."
NOTHING prepared me for the beauty of that space. I was stunned and stupefied at the color, themes and unyielding marble surfaces. (I think my feet and legs suffered more from that visit than any other trek on our visit.)
Book shopping in DC The entling ran out of reading material early on so we visited the very nice B. Dalton in Union Station when we passed through to get her a quick reading refill. Whenever there was a lull in the action, "OMG, I cannot take another step!" (My level of physical fitness makes a couch potato look like an Olympic athlete) the entling would happily whip out her book while I recovered.
The estimable Sprite Writes also alerted us to Politics and Prose. We rode the bus to the shop and spent a wonderful hour-plus, roaming the store. The children's books are downstairs. The lovely lady helping folks absolutely knew her stuff. I should have found out her name. While I was there, a mother and daughter, with a basket, were buying summer reading. Don't you just love to see parents just piling up the volumes to purchase? The girl was a going to be in 5th grade next year. I am afraid I spent some time saying, "Oooh, have you read THIS?" They added several of my enthusiasms to their pile, including Maude March. I cannot seem to stop telling people about Maude.
One of the most entertaining places to find books was The Spy Museum. This family spent over three hours there. The museum is a brilliant mix of video, audio, artifacts and storytelling. The crowd was so dense at first that I was afraid I was going to hate it but eventually people rushed on and left us to meander through the exhibits.
The gift shop is as entertaining as the museum itself and had one of the best selections of children's books I had seen on our trip. Of course they all had to do with spies or spying. There was Alex Rider, Jimmy Coates, the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Young James Bond, Harriet the Spy, and Christopher Paul Curtis's Mr. Chickee. There were even more that I cannot recall now but I was amazed at the imagination and knowledge of the buyer. The book choices were spot on for the theme.
5 Comments on "I cannot live without books." -- Thomas Jefferson, last added: 6/23/2007
When I went to DC I told everyone I could get to listen how beautiful the Library of Congress was. All those themes of things, I couldn't think of anything that was left out. I bought the book about it I loved it so much.
(My favorite of all was the Holocaust Memorial, it was so well done.)
sprite said, on 6/22/2007 12:57:00 PM
I'm so glad you got up to P&P. Apparently, several years ago there was a children's bookstore nearby that couldn't stay afloat and when they went under the P&P owners invited them to come and run the kid section of their store.
I'm ashamed to say that after 4+ years here, I still haven't visited the LOC. It's one of my biggest shames.
TadMack said, on 6/22/2007 2:50:00 PM
I'm just claiming myself as an honorary entling, man. You and your kids have such cool adventures.
leslie said, on 6/22/2007 5:02:00 PM
We also loved the Spy Museum when we visited D.C. with the entire extended family several years ago. It didn't sound like my cup of tea, but all the nephews (of which there are tons) and sons decided it would be cool, so we did some negotiating. (You know, "OK, one hour in the Spy Museum for one hour in the Botanical Gardens" kind of thing.) I was scared of the crowds too, especially when you go up in that fancy elevator, but so many people rushed through and then we all took our time reading and watching and listening. VERY hands on and interactive, great for pre-teen and teen-age boys!
Stephen Tiano said, on 6/23/2007 9:21:00 AM
How great the Library of Congress sounds. Reminds of how surprised I was that I loved the Smithsonian years ago, when I was in my twenties and too cool for tourist traps. Sad to say, it's been years since I was in DC. You've whetted my appetite for so much of the city all over again, however. I thank you for that.
Years ago, I purchased a National Parks "Passport" on a family vacation to one of our nation's splendid national parks. I vowed to always have it at hand, just in case I stumbled over a national monument or memorial. I then promptly forgot it on the trip we took to Yellowstone a few years later so I bought another one.
Hoorah! I actually remembered to pack both of them for the DC trip and it became one of my goals for the week to locate the official stamp at the monuments and memorials we visited and ink the passports with the date of our visit .
I will say that this activity is more interesting to me than my children who still chide me about my detour to the location of the Golden Spike ceremony just so I could get my passport stamped. Hey, we were in "the neighborhood" and what were the chances we would ever be this close again? Imagine them joining those two railroads out there in the middle of NOWHERE. Amazing.
I don't remember exactly how many miles away from the interstate it was or how long it took to get there. I do remember it looked closer on the map and that is all I have to say.
By the way, the stamps for the Lincoln Memorial, The Mall, The Vietnam War Memorial, and the Korean War Memorial are ALL in the bookstore at the Lincoln Memorial which is, imperceptibly, squirreled away in the far corner of the statue level, NOT down in the exhibit area. Believe me, I just saved you forty-five minutes of hunting for it.
This also gives one the excuse to enter ALL the visitor centers/gift stores on the pretense of looking for the stamp. What an amazing selection of history books, cds, dvds. Most of them had a nice selection of children's books that related to the person or subject too.
Not all your children think it's weird - Entling No. 1 reminds you she bought her own park passport when she visited the St. Louis Arch last summer. (Though she retains the right to continue to tease you mercilessly for the Golden Spike.)
leslie said, on 6/21/2007 11:59:00 AM
We love our National Parks "passports" and keep them in the glove compartment of the van. Smart of you to remember to bring them on a plane trip--I'll have to remember that when we go up to Boston in July! I hope my kids will continue to use them now that they are approaching adulthood. Too bad we can't catalog them and keep them in the library--the students love to see those along with all the wonderful Field Guides that my brilliant predecessor bought. :)
Camille said, on 6/21/2007 12:04:00 PM
BOSTON! That is another place I need to visit. Great minds leslie, great minds.
Camille said, on 6/21/2007 12:05:00 PM
Entling No. 1 is such a bright child.
AMY said, on 6/21/2007 4:36:00 PM
Hey, Hey, Hey. What, exactly, are you sayin' about one of my state's few claims to fame? Besides being the reddest state on the map, we've got the golden spike! At least give us that. J/K
Camille said, on 6/22/2007 12:20:00 AM
I LOVED seeing where they drove the golden spike! It really came home to me what an amazing feat they had accomplished. My favorite kind of vacation includes just such interesting detours.
Mother Reader's 24 Hour Book Challenge is coming up soon. I had started a nice little pile of books that I wanted to devote myself to for that weekend. Well, best laid plans and all that.
Turns out we will be a'voyaging to Washington D.C. the week before and we will be flying home on the 9th. So, my challenge will be to read on the plane and while doing laundry when we get home. Maybe I will receive honorable mention for the most number of pages read at the highest altitude?
We are all very dizzy with excitement. I have only been to Washington D.C. once and that was as a chaperone on a high school band trip in April 2001. The youngest entling has never been there so we are having great fun reading guide books and making our lists.
The Folger Shakespeare Library, the Library of Congress and Ford's Theater top my list. Ever since I read James Swanson's riveting page-turner, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer last year I have been anxious to see the theater where the drama began.
Update: Blast and drat! I just visted the Ford's Theater site and saw this:
Please note: Ford's Theatre Historic Site will be closed to the public through November 2007. There will be no performances or tours during this time. We will reopen in November 2007 for our production of Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. Please check back for updates throughout the summer.
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I don't know, Camille. I'm going to be reading on a flight from San Jose to Boston. I might give you a run for your money on that high altitude honorable mention contest. But seriously, have a great trip!
Sheila said, on 5/28/2007 5:06:00 AM
I'm so sorry that you won't be able to see Ford's Theatre. If you don't mind some suggestions, I live less than an hour's drive from Washington, DC, and here's some other things that you may want to see:
- A visit to the National Archives to see the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution is a must-see (besides the historical value, kids who have seen National Treasure will get a kick out of it).
- All the Smithsonian museums are free and excellent. Most kids especially love the Natural History museum, with its dinosaurs, gems (including the Hope Diamond), and live insect zoo (sponsored by Orkin, if you can believe that!)
- The International Spy Museum is definitely not free, but it's fascinating. http://www.spymuseum.org/
Camille said, on 5/28/2007 10:27:00 AM
Thank you so much for the suggestions. I will take any advice or ideas folks have. I think the Spy Museum sounds like fun!
sprite said, on 5/29/2007 3:25:00 PM
I live in D.C. and thought you might want to hear about several good local bookstores. Politics and Prose, which is metro-accessible via the bus system, is the best, I think, with speakers every day of the week and an excellent children's section.
Olsson's is a local chain with locations in Virginia (including National Airport), Dupont Circle, and downtown (near the Spy Museum).
Feel free to drop a line if you'd like other recommendations.
Camille said, on 5/29/2007 3:27:00 PM
Oh boy, that was going to be my next question...bookstores! I've probably seen Politics and Prose on C-span. Thank you so much for these recommendations.
Bybee said, on 5/30/2007 12:45:00 AM
I saw Manhunt in my hometown bookstore last summer & thought that it looked really interesting. I'm hoping it comes out in paperback soon!
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