Category Archives: travel

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Rochelle in Oaxaca

Posted on 13 August 2006 by Rob Nugen

Hello all… So things in Oaxaca are intensifying and fast. Last week there was a 2000+ womens’ march of the Popular Assembly of the State of Oaxaca (APPO). A quick recap, this is the organization that formed after the June … Continue reading →

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Good ol' Tokyo

Posted on 7 August 2006 by Rob Nugen

Yoshio Kushida, a scientist who grew up in Tokyo said: “It’s the most dangerous city in the world. There is just no way I would live there.” Belfast Telegraph Article about the horrific nightmare that Tokyo will become when it … Continue reading →

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Gaza Departure by Serena

Posted on 6 January 2006 by Rob Nugen

By now you may be aware that I am in Jerusalem with the four other delegates from the Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project, and Cindy and Craig Corrie. We chose to leave Gaza Wednesday morning after two men came to our … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Palestine Summary

Posted on 16 December 2005 by Rob Nugen

I have been agonizing over this document for weeks. My basic task is to write about my experiences in the occupied territories of Palestine, but I find it impossible to actually put to paper anything that could get across the … Continue reading →

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Rafah Crossing by Serena

Posted on 28 November 2005 by Rob Nugen

Below (save for the AP quote) was written by Serena, serene@riseup.net RAFAH TERMINAL, Gaza Strip – It was a smooth debut Saturday for the first Palestinian-run border crossing. Hundreds of travelers zipped through passport control without having to submit to … Continue reading →

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Leaving Palestine tomorrow…

Posted on 20 November 2005 by Rob Nugen

Hello world! In the past couple weeks, I’ve witnessed two and a half particularly interesting things. 1) One was the anti-climatic detonation of what turned out to be a fake grenade found by a Palestinian farmer near the olive trees … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Update!

Posted on 29 October 2005 by Rob Nugen

I’ve decided to write a few lines about what I’ve seen in the West Bank, though I have not actually picked olives yet. I have a feeling this will be a long message, so I’m going to write it in … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem

Posted on 9 October 2005 by Rob Nugen

I’m in Jerusalem! I haven’t really seen anything undeniably inappropriate, but there is definitely a distinction between areas for Palestinians and areas for Israelis, and definitely some weird stuff going on. For the past two days, I’ve been staying in … Continue reading →

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Life onboard

Posted on 19 July 2005 by Rob Nugen

We 16 GET Teachers (GET stands for Global English/Espanol Training) all teach two classes a day on 35 days of the voyage. During our free time we have the option of being quite busy with lectures and myriad activities on … Continue reading →

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Le Havre, France

Posted on 2 July 2005 by Rob Nugen

Hello from Le Havre, France! This city of 100,000 features some museums and gardens, and old architecture that I can’t name, but reminds me of old paintings. I’ve written more detail about our Le Havre wanderings in my journal dated … Continue reading →

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