Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'CHOICE Expedition Bolivia''
Workshop in Muruamaya
3.21.2008 Today is our final day in Muruamaya. I can barely keep my emotions in check. The villagers probably think I am crazy. I am overwhelmed with love and gratitude for these people. The way they [...]
Chacoma
3.19.08 We arrived at Chacoma this morning, another CHOICE village and our home for the next 24 hours. The village’s greeting was warm as always, and especially “playful.” We immediately felt part of the community! We [...]
Perspective in Muruamaya
3.18.08 Our morning was spent meeting with a women’s micro-credit group from an NGO called Crecer. I was struck by the organization of the women and the comradery. They welcomed us right in and we were [...]
Muruamaya: The Adventure Begins
3.17.2008 We arrived at Muruamaya this morning and were greeted with festive music blaring from oversized stereo speakers! After exchanging words of welcome and gratitude, Jay and Sharon helped raise the Bolivian and Aymaran flags. Jay’s [...]
Suriquena – A Self-Developing Village
Willy and his team have been working with the leaders of Suriquena, achieving amazing results with very little funding… As you know, Willy is an expert at leveraging resources – a recently completed project has taken [...]
Single Mother Teaches Strength and Love
Melanie Dixon, expedition leader, recently spent an afternoon with Teolifa, a single mother of seven, in the Altiplano of Bolivia. “I asked Teofila if she was happy. Her little son José Luis smiled and cheerfully said, [...]
“I feel grateful that you have come to work with my people.”
Conference call with Willy today… “We see ourselves as being where America was 100 years ago – struggling and impoverished. And are hoping through hard work, we can achieve what Americans have achieved, economically. When the [...]
“May we all catch the spirit, the peace and contentment of the people of Bolivia!”
Bolivia Expedition, First LGAA Employee trip returns… From Jan Schulz, LGAA Expeditioner: “The outpouring of generosity beginning with Eric Leavitt and his vision to inspire other Leavitt employees, who are now catching this vision which is, [...]
Conference Call with Willy
From our conference call with Willy on October 17, 2006: Discussed new projects and new Choice Villages: i) Sancalixco (a) School – Library/Admin block ii) Igachi (a) School- Library/Admin block iii) Alta Penas (a) Sport Court [...]
Eric Leavitt’s Journal Entry
23 April, 2006 On approach into Lima Intl. Airport Words seem somehow inadequate to describe the feelings created in me over the past week. The opportunity to meet, mingle with, embrace, laugh, cry and work side-by-side [...]
Letter from Bishnu in Nepal: Maoist Agitation
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The Big Leagues
Muchos Gracias for the weblog write-up.Really searching forward to rea
The Big Leagues
This is awesome!
Meet Hayley, Our FeelGood Ambassador
That's an inngieous way of thinking about it.
Edgar Armando shares his story...
I’d have to check with you here. Which is not something I usually do!