‘Everyday Life’ Archives
Fear and Paranoia in Caracas
I thought this was a very thoughtful post about how our fear and paranoia can close us off to meeting new people and getting the most out of our travels. It comes from Jake and Caitlin's Letters to Gringolandia blog. Caitlin wrote this post when she had only been in Venezuela for a few weeks. I wonder if her interactions with Venezuelans [...]
Missing the special things about Venezuela
Erin, a North American who lives in Venezuela and writes a blog called Adventures in Places I Don't Belong, recently wrote about a stomach bug she's trying to beat, and the music from next door, and the things about Venezuela that she'll miss if she has to move, and... this isn't making much sense, is it? I'll let her tell it, but I just wanted [...]
Life in Caracas: lavish malls and BMW dealerships, amid poverty and crime
I enjoy reading the San Francisco Chronicle, but I recently discovered an Alternative Daily called "BeyondChron" that bills itself as "The voice of the rest." Eli Rosenberg, a writer for BeyondChron, wrote a piece back in 2006 that described in precise terms the constant diverging realities of Caracas, Venezuela. He wrote about the haphazardly [...]
Kidnapping in Venezuela is out of control
The guardian.co.uk published a recent article by Roy Carrol titled, "Fear grips Venezuela as even the poor are seized by kidnap gangs." The article says that "pensioners, students and children are grabbed in streets and shopping malls." This kidnapping plague seems to be spreading all through Latin America. In Mexico of course it has been out [...]
Dating Venezuelan Girls
I was just browsing today and came across this website called Road Junkie Travel. It's got blog posts by travelers from many countries, including Venezuela. You can see the Venezuela page here: http://www.roadjunky.com/article?c=Venezuela There was a funny post by a guy named Seb Kennedy about dating Venezuelan girls. Apparently there are [...]
A New Life for At-Risk Kids in Venezuela, and Music Too!
By Humberto Márquez Source: IPSNews.net CARACAS, Aug 24 (IPS) - On tour in Germany after performing to rave reviews at the BBC Promenade Concerts in London, the members of Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Youth Symphony Orchestra and its wild-haired conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, have made a remarkable journey from their less than [...]
Recipe for Arepas (Venezuelan Flatbreads)
In a recent post I mentioned a common Venezuelan treat, arepas. Arepas are traditional Venezuelan flatbread sandwiches made with maize flour and cheese. Often meat is added. Variations such as avocado or sour cream are quite tasty as well. Here is a typical arepas recipe: Arepas (Venezuelan Flatbreads) Ingredients: 300 grams maize [...]
Life in Venezuela: the Torres family in Caracas
Rory Carroll recently published an interesting piece at Guardian.co.uk in which he took a look at the lives of families from seven cities around the world. Here's his report on the Torres family of Venezuela: It has been a tough few weeks for the Torres family, with two setbacks conspiring to remind them that life is not easy when you live in a [...]
