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Archive for May, 2009

Batticaloa, May 31, 2009

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Well, by the end of my last dispatch I had returned to Batticaloa after almost a month-long absence. As you read, my travels were both useful and fascinating, but I was glad to get back home. You know how it is; at home everything is arranged how you like it, you have your own bed, you can do things when you want (like take a bath or do laundry), and it gets tiring living out of a suitcase. Plus, although last April was very productive in terms of getting projects done, I have a couple currently unfinished projects, and I was eager to get back and see how they were doing.

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Batticaloa, May 20, 2009

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

So I finally have time to catch you up on the last three weeks or so of traveling I’ve done. This is gonna be a long letter, so bear with me. If you need to get a glass of water or run to the bathroom, you’d better do it now.

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Colombo, May 18, 2009

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Sunday, May 17, 2009

I know it’s been a while since I last wrote. I’ve been doing a lot of traveling about for our upcoming teacher project, and haven’t had much computer access. When I’ve had the access, I haven’t had the time. So it goes.

Tomorrow I take the day train back to Batticaloa. Then I’ll have both time and access to write a full account of what I’ve been doing and what I’ve seen. But today has been a special, unusual day, and so I’ll write just about that.

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ABDF.org’s Marc Levine Gets Ink

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

ABDF.org’s own Executive Director, Marc Levine, is in the news. Marc is running for a post on San Rafael’s city council.

So far, two candidates have thrown their hats into the ring: Marc Levine and Gary Ford. Levine, a 30ish Sun Valley resident is a progressive serving on the California Democratic Party’s executive committee. Professionally, he’s executive director of ABDF.org, a nonprofit focusing on Sri Lankan tsunami relief. Read more…

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Colombo, May 2, 2009

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Friday, May 01, 2009

Hi Everybody!

This isn’t a letter so much as a quick vignette. I’m gonna call it:

Life During Wartime, part 1

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