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Still not completely sure when and where, but this afternoon, at a cybercafe in Oaxaca, I will be presenting my thesis idea, indigi-net, in conjunction with the planetA network. Here is their advertisement post, which, funily enough, is posted using flickr. Will write more later. Travel is experiencing and being open to experience. Being constantly surprised by the chain of events that happen. Not knowing where the next moment will take you. Travel is taking. Feeling very selfish right now. Why do I think that anybody NEEDS this service that I’m envisioning? Maybe it is not beneficial at all. [...] I finally worked on a better logo for the site. I like it much better, although it still needs some more work. So I’m going to Mexico for spring break, and I want to do something meaningful while I’m there. Sure, I know that one week is hardly enough for anything, and I don’t [...] Researching Rural Development issues in Mexico, I stumbled upon this article regarding the effect that government regulations in Mexico on bandwidth have on information technology-based programs working on connecting remote villages never reached by wired infrastructure. Wi-Fi and Wi-Max can bring affordable high-speed internet access to isolated, rural areas. Due to technological progress, spectrum is [...] Jeff sent me off to read an article from the Atlantic (march ’07) called “The Ten-Cent Solution”. The article describes James Tooley’s finds and work in the field of worldwide extreme poverty relief via education. The amazing thing that Tooley had found in Hyderabad (India), 60 percent of all schools were privately owned, specifically [...] Trying to think out of the box, looking for possible solutions for third world and developing countries gets me looking and getting passed on links to some great initiatives worldwide. Today I looked at different and interesting book/library solutions. The Camel Library Service is Kenya’s answer to the Bookmobile. It’s a library outreach program [...] What is “real” when traveling? What represents the actual local culture? How do local people feel when photographed by the hoardes of tourists? Are there some ways that tourism is helping actually preserve culture?… some of the many questions recently on my mind. I wanted to post some photos that I took recently while in [...] I’ve been doing a lot of research on travel + technology in third world countries, and stumbled upon this article. This is not the first time I read people’s opinion about this argument, but the harsh tone struck kept my attention. People’s comments after the article were even better than the article itself. I [...] |
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