Last weekend I went to Mackinac Island for the Rotary District 6400 Conference. I was invited as a speaker, and also had the opportunity to spend time with another presenter – María José from Nicaragua. Larry and Sarah Wright were the wonderful hosts who drove me and María José to the island. Highlights: I was… [Read more…]
November 20, 2008
The public service employees are on strike, and have been since about the 11th of this month. Unfortunately I don’t have any striking pictures of the street parades, piles of garbage (no collectors!), posters or blocked off public works buildings. Yesterday en route to class in the morning, the bus I was on had to… [Read more…]
November 6, 2008
Synthesis of a week in my life, which isn’t over yet (the week nor my life): - I am applying to new universities in the US - deciding whether I should study Philosophy, Linguistics, Comparative Literature, Czech Studies, Native American Studies or Anthropology (there is a way I can do them all! [TBD]) - working… [Read more…]
September 23, 2008
This past Tuesday, the 16th of September, I went to Puerto Montt and the island of Chiloé in the southern part of Chile. I was lucky enough to stay with locals that I met through friends. Puerto Montt reminded me quite a lot of Alaska, many of the houses looked like cabins or wooden shacks,… [Read more…]
September 15, 2008
The Chilean fiestas patrias (independence holidays) are coming up on the 18th and 19th, which I am constantly reminded of as I pass by cueca dancers in the plaza, see the Chilean flag streaming and waving at me from window sills and telephone lines, or if nothing else the colectivos and taxis with red white… [Read more…]
September 7, 2008
I am extremely excited to announce that Scholars for Schools now has a 15 minute video describing the project. Please share this link and the news about our project! Scholars for Schools from hannah kelley on Vimeo.
August 20, 2008
My Chilean identity card was stolen from me today near my school. It was in the front pocket of my hoodie and inside of my coin purse that had about $8 in it. Somehow the card ended up back at my university, and I picked it up from the secretary of the international students office… [Read more…]
August 5, 2008
This past Sunday I went to the Naval and Maritime Museum on the Aduana side of town near C˚ Artillería with my friend Emily. It was an amazingly warm beautiful day, and since she was leaving the next day, she asked me to take advantage of the weather with her by taking a walk. We… [Read more…]
August 5, 2008
I have one essay left for my Administrative Environmental Law class and then I am done with the semester. I passed (so far) the majority of my classes with flying colors. I have picked out ten classes that I want to take for the next term. Once the semester starts I will be able to… [Read more…]
June 10, 2008
If you have been in touch with me other than through my blog, you may already know about a project I have developed with three other Rotary Scholars in Valparaíso called Scholars for Schools. In a nutshell, this project is helping to bridge the gap between public and private education in central Chile by renovating… [Read more…]
May 7, 2009
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