Neither Cornelius nor I really know anyone south of the border, but I was thinking it could be great to get to know people in the countries we're planning on visiting. We've been reading about all sorts of cool things you can do, like volunteer in schools, work on a farm for a day, live with families for a week to learn spanish etc, but I think it could also be cool to visit with people I have met through Kiva. I pasted this from their website: "Kiva helps people loan money to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. By choosing a loan on Kiva, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you receive email journal updates from the entrepreneur you've sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back." We lent money to people in Honduras, Bolivia, Peru, and Mexico - they were all women working on their own small businesses. So far about 50% of my loans overall have been paid back, without any defaults. I wonder if we could visit these women?
Sunday, February 24, 2008
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I apologize for not having posted until now. Being a blogger myself, I know how important comments are to the author of the blog! Anyway, I love the name of your blog, and the trip sounds very exciting. I can also hook you up with a good friend who is a tour guide in Argentina.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Trip that's in my head for many years, I hope that when my times comes I will get your experience as reference, my idea is not that extensive, but bassically is a trip from The US to Bolivia, and then just selling the vehicle there and taking a plane back to the US. I was thinking something a little bit more agressive as a Land Cruiser or a 4Runner. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteWe thought we'd pick a roomy car that could do some minor off-roading (we'll probably still get stuck in the mud in some jungle), but still got reasonable gas mileage. But, if you really want a hard-core car, you could always consider getting an Element like this ;)
ReplyDeleteThe more I think about it, the more it sounds like a great trip, the trip of a lifetime. Also, volunteering is a great way to meet people and solidify language skills. Am jealous that you folks will be fluent in a couple languages, while I still struggle with English :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, we're pretty excited too. Can't wait to see where the road takes us.
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