January 2011
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the municipal dump @ bluefields, nicaragua
Words can’t really explain what it felt like to stand at the precipice of this open landfill in Bluefields, Nicaragua. The photos I am posting here aren’t quite sufficient either. I’ve been reading about wastepickers through the semester in preparation for the Co-Lab waste management project, but experiencing such a scene in person was more intensely sobering than I had...
why I love our GRTS
Subject: A few things
sent to: b1-talk
Hi All, I wanted to send out a few announcements to the floor this IAP. First, the condoms have been replenished outside of our apartment. So since screaming, “No babies” is provably not a foolproof technique (exhibit a, Kobrin), you can now come and get more condoms to prevent further babies from coming onto the floor. Second, I wanted to...