La Vaina, the volunteers newsletter.
(Updated 01/26/05 )

Volunteers in Panama publish La Vaina with stories, reports, personal experiences, poetry, etc. 

2002: October - December
  • Out of Your Classes
  • Health Care Rights and Responsibilities
  • Stories from Ngöbelandia
  • How To: Be A Superstar Volunteer
  • Quotes
  • Science and Technology Fair
  • Mustache Fun at AVC
     • Part 1
     • Part 2
2002: August - September
Yo Goddesses!  What gives!?
Recipe for ginger chicken, Volunteer Action Committee, WID/GAD becas, making bricks from dirt, moon forces, La Vaina Quotes, and more. Now in MS Word format!.
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 • Page 3 (427 KB MS Word file)
2002: June - July
This month's issue of the Vaina introduces the new Goddess theme. 
Yes, Vaina editors are not mere humans, we are Goddesses, and the issue will speak for itself.
Inside you'll find not only full updates from our four APCDs and Director, but also a Spanish lesson, some medical refreshers and recipes from banana bread to mango chicken.  That's what you get from a banana republic! 
  • The office remodeling extravaganza is a highlight, as well as the
Permaculture meeting highlights, a few success stories and ideas for success from fellow volunteers. 
  • See the new goddess theme . . .Last but not least, this is our COS issue for the self-claimed "apathetic group and we really don't care."  But we think they meant laid-back...
  • Language idiosyncracies...They're adventures through Panamzo round off the latest issue from the kingdom of the Vaina Goddesses.
  • Sit back in your hammock, sip some chicha and enjoy La Vaina:
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Quisieramos decirles que | De La Jefa | News From Permaculture Project | Environmental Health | The EH Tech
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Environmental Education | Health | From Training Desk | Program News | Peace Cors Partnership Program | Alcoholics Anonymous in Panama | Recommendation from Janice | Eco-Tourism, Agro-Tourism, a Living Example | ECHO | Manual water pump | Permaculture Conference Highlights | Upcoming Workshops | Project Review Findings
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Central America Immersed in Poverty | Games para “Chi”-quillos | Announcements | La Isla | Apoyo de Sr. Erubey | Telefonos Publicos | Homemade Mineral Blocks | El Mural | Ecuador’s PSN seeks Support
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Remodelación de la Oficinat | New SITES!! | Games for The Learning Adventure | Campo Techno | B & B News | Vaina Quotes From the mouths of Babes…
 
2002: April
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De la Jefe | Permaculture  |  CED news |  Curandera’s Notes  |  La Semana Santa en Panamá
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From the Training Desk  |  ArticlesQuotes | Announcements 
•  Page 3
Why we hate plaxtic bags  |  Poetry  |  The Gospel Accourding to Shug  |  This Life Romanticized  |  With Love and Affection
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VAC  |  A Sus Ordenes  |  Bookstore Cafe  |  WID/GAD News  |  TechnoPena Tips  |  Peace Corps Equipment 
 
2002: February
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From the Editors | De la Jefe | CED news | Permaculture | CEE | Training | Safety | Program News | Curandera’s Notes | Términos o Modismos Panameños
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Quotes | Annoucnements | Culturally Challenged | | Speak Guari-Guari | "Chi"quillos | I Dream of Panamá
 
2001: December
•  Part 1 - From the Editors and La Jefe, Letrina Abonera, etc.
  •  Part 2 - Vaina Quotes, E'Forum, Op Ed, Announcements, etc.
  •  Part 3 - Dain Bramaged, Lenguaje y Cultura, Iron Chef, etc.
2001: October
Agroforestry News, De La Jefe, Community Environmental Education News, CED News, Curanderas’s Notes, WID/GAD, Workshops, e-forum, and more.
  
2001: August 
Part 1 (77 Kb MS Word document)
From the Editors, De la Jefe, Agroforestry News, CED News, Community Environmental Education Article, Training News, Program News
Part 2 (81 Kb MS Word document)
Curandero's Notes, VAC Minutes, Announcements, Job Opportunities, E-Forum, Vaina Quotes
Part 3 (81 Kb MS Word document)
Fast Times in Panama City, GLBQ Pride Conference, What does she want now!, Project suggestions: Students in development, Vesper: parts II, II, VI, Nance al Infierno, Visa Expiration Dates
2000: December
(Published in the Panama America newspaper)
• "Una Reflexión de los últimos 820 días en Bocas del Toro” by Carmenza Céspedes
• "Lodo y las Lomas en Cirí Grande" by Zachary McNish
2000: October - November
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2000: August-September
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2000: June - July
1999: July
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June 1999:  
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Campesinas' Ag Seminar Janel
• Parque Natural Metropolitano Erikka & fotos 
• Orgullosamente Chiricano Joel  
• Jonezing on the mountain Michael
1999: May
• Election Results
• CEE article
• Some words from the training camp...
• Errika's Story
• Hembrisma
• Poetry: Hilo Rosado 
• VAMOS AL CAMPO 
• Vamos a Bolivia!
• Overview of Subsistence Farming  MC 
• Words from Training Camp  Chris 
• Election Results  "Cub Reporter"
• AgroForestry  Christopher
• Community Environmental Education  Raisa
• Words from La Jefa
• Dictionary  Monica 
• Tierra Blanca  Orlando Alvarez
• AgroForestry Vaina  Mark 
• Poems  Maureen, Dawn, and Carol
March 1999:
• La Hembrisma Emilia S
• El Hilo Rosado Emilia S
• Indigenous Meeting.html   Dorian
• Small Business Development   Small business
• Yaron Hotel Yaron
• Community Environmental Education   Raisa
• Things I've Learned  Eric
1999: February
• Agroforestry Thangs  Mark 
• Community Environmental Education Article  Raisa
• Vamos al Campo  Dayra
• Fast Times in Agua Buena  Will
• Diga El Peleaso  Adam
• Thinktank Superchiva  Yaron
January 1999:
• 
It's 1999  Janice
• Agroforestry Thangs  Mark
• Community Environmental Ed Article  Raisa
• Vamos al Campo  Dayra
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Fast Times in Agua Buena  Will
• Diga El Peleaso  Adam
• Thinktank Superchiva  Yaron
La Vaina articles:
• A Word from Ngäbe Land by Barbara Gulick
• Musings from under a frozen vanilla bean moon by christina dollhausen
• A Day of Heaven in the Peace Corps by Andrea Aster
• Un Canal Para Todo El Mundo by Nina Muller-Schwarze

 

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