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La Vaina July 1999 - Page 1
| La Vaina - July 1999 page 1 | La Vaina - July 1999 page 3 |
| Announcements | Maureen's poems |
| Editor's page | News from the medical desk |
| Stuff from Matteo | The Mejorana in Guarare |
| "Desert Island" Disks | The July VAC |
| La Vaina - July 1999 page 2 | |
| Kosovo Conundrum | |
| Just Map It | |
| I just wanna Dance |
| WID/GAD
MEETINGS: Saturday, August 14 12pm in Santiago at the Hotel Pyrimidal (on the interamericana where the buses stop) SEMINAR: We're planning a two day seminar for teenaged girl's (ages 14-17) in Santiago on August 7 & 8. All travel costs will be paid. Each volunteer is encouraged to bring 2 girls from your site. Speakers from various panamanian organizations have been invited to address leadership, self-esteem, education, and health related issues. In addition to the lectures, fun activities have been planned such as a sewing class and an aerobics class. This is an excellent opportunity to promote the empowerment of young women. Letters have been sent to each volunteer with more details. (information also in this issue) 1999 HOLIDAY LIST The PC office will be closed on the following days: January 1 September 6 FOREIGN SERVICE WRITTEN EXAM The 1999 Foreign Service Written Examination will be given worldwide this year on Saturday, November 6, 1999. Registration materials will be available next summer on the Department of State website: www.state.gov (then select the department, careers, Foreign Service Officer, Foreign Service Written Exam). For the first time, people will be able to register electronically directly on the internet. Post will receive a supply of Registration booklets by the end of July for people without internet access and which can be picked up from the Personnel Office at Torre Miramar, 4th floor or by calling the American Embassy, ext. 2260. The deadline for completed applications to be received by the exam contractor will be September 24, 1999, for foreign test sites, and October 8, 1999 for domestic test sites. NEED TO FURNISH YOUR CASA? Are you moving into a new home soon? Or maybe you already have a home but sadly there is no music. Eric W. has the solution... An almost new Sony AM/FM casette radio. You would pay $75.00 on Avenida Central; but be the first to give Eric W. $25.00 and it is all yours! WOW! What a bargain. Contact Eric W. at 260-8256 If you need more than a radio for your house, for example, EVERYTHING, contact Tonya Droessler. I would love to sell it all for a negotiable price. I have everything for the cocina, blankets, boots, sheets, storage containers, etc.. I can be reached through Entrega General de Chame, Panama Oeste; or leave a message in my box. |
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Editor's Page IT'S NOT OUR
FAULT As we continuously consider newer and better mottos for our little rag, "It's not our fault" always seems to rise to the top of the list. Out with the
Old In with the
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Submit Thanks for your submissions, and remember, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. And don't even think about trying to use the computers on September |
| From: Mateo
Cross (5/18/99) To: La Vaina PANAMA Internet Mail decimas y mas Hey there. Here are a few more decimas that I could not remember before. Asi se canta la decima Me alegro mucho al cantar mi amigo piensa que pueda venir de la tierra santeña pero afuera él se queda donde la gente siempre me enseña aunque tiene la rima como uno debe brindar le falta la disiplina a otras no importa el lugar. Es cierto que cuanto major Ofrecer aca estoy entonces él es un poco peor aquí en el día de hoy cantando y mucho más a decirles bien clarito somos del Cuerpo de Paz por su cultura rica le felicito gozando en el foklor y por eso que nunca me voy. Trabajando en educación En pueblos pequeños vivimos a los niños dimos clase de Panamá a Bocas de Toro mire maestro como se hace haciendo proyectos de todo actividades con participación técnicas es lo de dimos yo le daré una introdución y a la vez las conseguimos de educación ambiemtal Dentro de los dos años un tema critical a través de muchos empeños para este pais y el mundo con una ganas de ayudar su afecto será profundo y también actuar y eso es lo más principal lo que son nuestros ensueños. Hoy es nuestra despedida ya se va alguna gente ojalá que tenga una fuente de paz para la vida es mi mensaje de despedida. Hemos luchado bastante todos fiumos ayudantes en algo tan genial que se llama paz mundial y no hay nada más elegante. I also have an article. HOTEL GRAN MATEO Staying a night in Santiago and there´s no room at the Hotel Gran David? Looking for a low-budget but high-spirited hospedaje? No need to worry. After recent management changes, the Hotel Gran Mateo is open for visitors del campo. Yes, the Hotel Gran Mateo offers all the comforts of home (management claims no responsibility for unmet expectations) with available hammock time (when not being used by the management), a gas stove for cooking (when part of the prepared meal is offered to the management) and all the tipico, salsa, merengue you can imagine. Yes, damas y caballeros, no pueden fallar cuando se quedan al HOTEL GRAN MATEO. In an effort to provide the same excellent service to everyone, please call in advance; because unlike the previous management, lodging will NOT be offered to seven people st once. El HOTEL GRAN MATEO is world reknown for its quality, NOT its size. Give us a call at 998-6419 (8 a.m. -5 p.m.) and ask for EL GRAN MATEO. The light might be on for you. Si Dios quiere. |
| Desert Island’ Discs |
| por Eric Weisman
I´m pretty confident that Peace Corps is the closest I´ll ever come to being stuck on a desert island. Here are the 10 casettes that most helped me make it through. (I´ve decided not to include tipico.) Send in yours. In no particular order:
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