January 25, 2006Expats in Latin America, keep a wary eye on your surroundings. I’m not sounding an alarm, but I don’t want anyone to be unaware that political sentiment, and consequently economic policy, are moving leftward in Latin America. Continue Reading
While shopping in a flea market in Chile years ago I was surprised to find an 1832 U.S. half dollar. Then I remembered that all Atlantic-to-Pacific sea traffic had to circumnavigate South America until the Panama Canal was opened in 1914. Remnants of far-off societies can still be found all along the coasts. This episode…
My previous post, and several stories I’ve told, mention Mormon missionaries. They represent some 10,000-30,000 expats and are therefore worthy of further introduction here. You may have seen them, walking or riding (bicycles, mostly) two-by-two in their white shirts and ties, or in their modest dresses. I have met them in Colombia, Japan, Poland, Italy,…
Matt Ellsworth February 27, 2006 An expat gets to witnesses religious experiences abroad that they rarely see at home. I’m referring to faith healing shows, statues that weep or bleed, apparitions (or rather, reactions thereto), flagellations and excoriations, crucifixions, pilgrimages, and the like. Continue Reading
Harry Belafonte made headlines last weekend when he visited with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and blasted President Bush. His opinion matters because of the cameras and microphones. Does he also know what he’s talking about? When is a celebrity also an expert on political affairs? An online biography of Harry Belafonte says “Harold George Belafonte,…
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There has been quite a flap the past few days over the widespread publication of some political cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad in a bad light–one even showing him with a turban-cum-bomb with a lit fuse. Bad taste, bad manners, bad judgment. It inflames prejudices, wounds sensitivities, and arouses hatred. Can that be good? One…