September 19, 2024
El hábito de las cosas que nos hacen bien
Por Daniela Raffo. Nuestra oficina de ConTextos tiene una biblioteca; una biblioteca hermosa con cientos de libros que aun trabajando ahí no hemos leído todos.…
January 11, 2016
AQUÍ Y ALLÁ
En medio de Bachata Rosa y mojitos, Sabina y Presidente, brisa marina y saxofón, tráfico y El Malecón, Enriquillo y la Reina Isabel, imperio y…
November 5, 2015
SEÁMOS PREGUNTONES
«…yo querría rogarle como mejor sepa hacerlo, que tenga paciencia frente a todo cuanto en su corazón todavía no esté resuelto. Y procure encariñarse con…
October 21, 2015
RISING PROFESSIONAL STAR
On Saturday morning, I was presented the Rising Star Professional Achievement Award by the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Alumni Committee. Last year’s winner won an Oscar…
September 18, 2015
A WRITING CHALLENGE:
Can I write a cohesive blog entry that links two announcements, gratitude and respect for an organization and idea, and timely link to the holidays?…
September 7, 2015
THE WORLD IS SMALL ENOUGH NOW…
you have to understand,that no one puts their children in a boatunless the water is safer than the land Read the entire poem here. The lines…
September 3, 2015
STILL GRATEFUL… NOW ON THE FLIGHT TO EL SALVADOR.
I made a last minute change of plans and decided to travel direct from Tel Aviv to El Salvador (via New York and Atlanta). I…
September 1, 2015
GRATITUDE FROM TEL AVIV
I couldn’t have imagined this week would be as powerful as it has been. Thanks to the Schusterman Foundation’s Reality Global program, I’m just finishing a weeklong…
August 18, 2015
ISN’T IT IRONIC…
From what I remember, so far this year, ConTextos’ staff has completed the following travel (myself excluded… it’s easier to count when I stand still…):…
August 13, 2015
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MA DUKES
Happy birthday, Ma Dukes aka Carol Gittler aka my mom! (Seen with my dad, below.) When I started the first version of a blog in…
July 30, 2015
A LETTER TO THE CONTEXTOS’ TEAM
Mi querido equipo, I write with a heavy heart. I returned to the States on Sunday evening, eager to be with my family, eager for…
July 27, 2015
COMING BACK TO EL SALVADOR
I’ve been six weeks away. Chicago through Salt Lake City to Los Angeles to Chicago to DC to NY to Nicaragua. I had plenty to…
July 22, 2015
POEMA DE CARLOS RECINOS, ANDOVER BREAD LOAF.
Escribí este poema durante mi participación en Andover Bread Loaf en Massachusetts. Para mí ha sido una experiencia enriquecedora, llena de mucha conciencia, escritura y…
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