While I am busy hanging out in the neighborhood, and trying to be grounded and work within the community, my boss at the Institute of Human Rights is doing just the opposite. He spent the entire month of August in Switzerland and then New York promoting himself for an elected position in the United [...]
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At the peak of my fame
Posted in Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata on September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
La Otra Final
Posted in Buenos Aires, Instituto de Derechos Humanos on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In June 1978, Argentina hosted and won the World Cup championship, 3 to 1 against Holand, and the final game was held in the stadium River Plate, in Buenos Aires. FIFA chose Argentina to hold the world cup in 1966, but in 1976 Argentina fell under the cruelest of its military dictatorships, in which [...]
The spot light falls on me
Posted in Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata, Pensamientos (Thoughts) on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lights!
After further discussion with my program, and a good thorough go through on my contracts, I realize that I have no other choice than to convince the Institute to allow me to work from a distance. I cannot drop them all together, or I will not be allowed to finish my program. Contracts [...]
Working through the dilemma: gaining speed….into a head on collision
Posted in Educaser, Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata, Pensamientos (Thoughts) on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Because of the complexity of my program and situation (going through a foundation to work for two other NGO’s which then pimp me out further to other organizations and associations), I was not quite sure who to approach first with my idea. What was my plan of attack and who did I owe the [...]
Background: interns stand up and fight, a life project change and the resulting choice
Posted in Educaser, Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata, Pensamientos (Thoughts) on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Introduction:
So this has been brewing for a while, somewhat under the surface, though more recently in broad day light. It has taken me a while to find the power to sit down and write about it, mostly because it was very abstract and too big before now. I think I am the point [...]
A taste from the Institute
Posted in Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata on June 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So for my birthday the people at the Institute for Human Rights bought me some amazing presents (including earings, a scarf and ring…that all match! And happen to be the colors of the Argentine flag! On purpose…?). Here is a picture of me, the other interns and my two bosses in the [...]
On the road to famous
Posted in Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata on May 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
More like behind the scenes, doing all the grunt work….
Sunday I got an email from my boss at the Institute for Human Rights, asking me if I could urgently translate something for him. He told me that the Minster of the Exterior needed it by Tuesday. It turns out to be a cover [...]
Derechos del Nino
Posted in Educaser, Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata on May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Children’s Rights
As i am learning in the legal seminar that I am attending (on Saturday mornings!!!!!! YES I AM ATTENDING TWO UNIVERSITY CLASSES…don’t judge me) about children and adolescent rights, in 2005 a new Children’s rights law as passed in Argentina, that is finally in alignment with the International Convention on the Rights of [...]
Curso de Derechos Humanos
Posted in Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata on May 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the project currently going on at the Institute for Human Rights is roll play trial, that is open to all the people enrolled in the School of Social and Legal Sciences (which I know sounds kind of kinky…).
The students who decide to participate in the competition are paired up, given a [...]
Instituto de Derechos Humanos…1 month in
Posted in Instituto de Derechos Humanos, La Plata on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While I ripped into Educaser for not being that well organized and my boss being all over the place, the Insitute is almost more impressive. While it is not as haphazard seeming, it is relatively disorganized and could definitly coordination skills…but the more amazing part is that it is in the law school. [...]
