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Poco Fino

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Buen día, ¿cómo están todos? The problem with this blogpost is where to start: I have been here a month and everything has gone great.   My work hours are long but the what I am doing is mentally stimulating and incredibly fulfilling.   I have been in the newspaper three times for attending events.     I shadowed almost every section and gotten a taste for what I would like to do with my future.  I met some very important Paraguayan people and enhanced my ability for small talk.  My coworkers are amazing; being that it is the World Cup, my cubicle-mates and I have it constantly streaming in the conference room.  Our supervisor has become aware of our “little distraction” because if we hear his voice, we immediately desert to our cubicles.Some of my coworkers are infuriated that I was not provided housing or given clear instructions upon arrival (nothing bad happened, I survived – they just assumed I would have been taken care of more because that...

Land Often and Land Softly

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The world has offered me itself as a playground and I chose to explore it to the best of my ability. I have set foot on four continents, met hundreds, if not thousands, of interesting people (my apologies if I do not remember all your names), and done many incredible things. Every experience has shaped me; it has provided me with inspiration, or taught me a lesson. It has made me question the architecture of this world. With all the world has given me, I must ask myself: what will I give back to the world? What impact will I make? Not too long ago I decided that I want to feed the world sustainably. What does this actually mean? Drastic transformations of our global world system, changes in transportation networks, the disassembly of capitalist systems, improved allocation of natural resources, decrease in waste production, (honestly this list could take up the entire blog). I know my goal is lofty but intervening even slightly could significantly change someone’s lif...