The Peace Corps Communications office has produced wonderful videos, out of the many hours of video they shot of me and various projects
last fall. Two, so far, with another – about the biodigesters – due out soon. Just click on the titles or links below to view them.
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Another wonderful visit to the Peace Corps center in Lima this week. It always
feels like home, thanks to the great staff and volunteers that make it so. I
got to meet the new Response group and witness their swearing-in. And the
Cocina model that I made was well received – so much so that Jorge has
commissioned another 5 models. A good project for my carpenter/welder friend
Vidal. It was meant to be a medical visit. PC medical staff in DC wanted my
blood pressure checked after a border-line 140/100 reading. The EKG, stress
test, 24 hr BP monitor, etc , were done at a 1st class clinic in a
posh part of town. While we PCVs live at the same level as those we work with,
we enjoy access to the “other”, private health care system that the wealthy
folks of Lima
enjoy.
As I taxied around between appointments, I was struck by the
dearth of traffic signs. While there are signal lights at major intersections
(with terrific count-down displays, showing the time left until light change),
there are very few stop signs at other intersections. A tribute to the
common-sense and courtesy approach, so different from the highly-regulated US
system. Most all drivers are professionals and do NOT drive distracted. With an
accident rate about ¼ of the US,
maybe we could learn from this approach.
Keep up the good work, podnah. We left Palo Alto in 1967 for our tour in Somalia. My daughter just became an RPCV after two years in Costa Rica. I'll read your blog now that I know it's here. Bookmarked!
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