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I think they are rather brilliant. Cialis Generic 10mg No Rx ebay, Here are four retablos from the artist's website that caught my eye:
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When not on the road, Jiménez can be found at:
Artist of the Andes
5531 Teak Wood Dr. NW
Naples, Florida 34119
Telephone: (239) 354-0139.
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1 Ward Welvaert // Feb 28, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Great pictures.
I’m often surprised how unaware or indifferent young Peruvians are towards the recent history of Peru. In a sense it’s better to look forward than back, but it’s important history nonetheless.
2 Barb // Feb 28, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Yes, the unawareness/indifference can be shocking. My own nieces and nephews in Peru are in their mid’20s and they do remember the events, painfully so, but if you talk to teenagers, there is less awareness.
It must be odd for you — the “gringo” teacher — to be educating some of your students about their own history, no?
This does remind me of my experiences teaching college freshmen and sophomores in Florida. It never failed to stun me how little some of them knew about recent history — who the first George Bush was, who Ronald Reagan was (forget about what happened in Vietnam!). It drove me crazy but I began to understand that this was my “teaching opportunity” — that this knowledge gap was my cue to do some real teaching and help them join in the conversation about American history and identity.
3 Ward Welvaert // Mar 1, 2009 at 6:39 pm
It is kind of weird I end up telling them stories about Peru. One example is that I always tell them about the nighttime curfews in Lima 20 years ago.
On Mondays I always ask them what they did on the weekends. Sometimes I’ll ask them what time they came home from “Mama Africa” or wherever they went. How long did you stay out? Can you do that here in Peru? How about your parents, was it okay for them to stay out all night?
Discos in Cusco stay open till 6 or 7 am nowadays. The taught that it was ever not ok to stay out all night is like telling them about prehistoric events.
4 Ward Welvaert // Mar 1, 2009 at 6:40 pm
thought, that is…
5 Barb // Mar 2, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Good teaching point about the curfews, which relates to their immediate lives.
LOL. “prehistoric.”
6 Avilio // Mar 9, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I´m glad that it surprise you the artwork of my father… I was living surrounded of his artwork almost everyday and it really got me… I was lucky not to live in the shining path ERA but just being lucky isn´t enough because family was caught in that time… I´m also an artist but as a hobby (with passion) because as a living I work in a NGO helping youngsters and women in the surrounding poor village in Villa El Salvador. If you have any questions you can contact me to avilioj@yahoo.com
7 Barb // Mar 9, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Avilio,
Great to hear from you and to share the link to your site as well. Yes, you were fortunate not to have experienced the worst of the Shining Path era yourself, and living w/your father’s artwork has enabled you to understand fully the horrors of that time.
I would love to learn more about your work with the kids in Villa El Salvador. I’ll be in touch.
8 Avilio // Mar 9, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Your welcome… and if you want to know more about the NGO you can go to http://www.cepromup.com
9 Avilio // Mar 9, 2009 at 8:30 pm
or you can go to our facebook account where we post all the activities schedules and photos http://tinyurl.com/bcsg5a