It’s not every day that you can spend an evening with several brilliant climatologists and have them give you a simplified mini-course on climate change – a sort of “Global Warming and Glacier Recession 101,” if you will — but that’s what I experienced this past Tuesday (6/17) at Lima’s Catholic University (UCP). What a [...]
Entries from June 2008
Climate Change Briefing for Peruvians
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers
Tags: Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers·Lonnie Thompson·Peru glaciers
Some Things I Miss about the United States
June 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Crossing Cultures, Looking Back at the United States
Joann wants to know what I miss about the United States.
Off the top of my head:
(1) Thomas’ English muffins;
(2) Being able to speak English whenever I feel like it;
(3) Friends who get me;
(4) Great big American drugstores full of every kind of product (shampoo, vitamins, makeup, BandAids) you can think of, with that clean “drugstore” smell;
(5) [...]
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Winter Is…Chompa Time in Lima
June 4th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Daily Life in Lima, What's up with the Weather Down There?
It’s June 4, and that means winter here in Lima. Back in northern Florida, where we lived for six years, I’d be wearing short and turning on the AC this time of year. Strange to be pulling out the winter jackets and wool pants, but I have to: Lima esta frio! (Did I mention? None of [...]
Tags: chompa