the StoveTeam staff
Santiago, Chile Airport
Mon, Mar 15 2010
| Chile
Hi all,
You wouldn't think an airport would be all that interesting, but the Santiago airport is. Due to the earthquake, we checked in through a huge white tent outside. There was nothing special for Business Class, we all just stood in line in the heat and it was first come, first served. Everything was very efficient and then we were ushered in to the airport which has no air conditioning or special amenities. It's about 90 degrees and of course none of the few cafes have ice, so everything is either lukewarm or hot! It's a good thing I splurged on an ice cream before I came.
Although I vowed to take a vacation, I've still been talking stoves and found that Southern Chile has areas of need for our little Ecocina. My contact person also says that the Chilean Rotarians are very active and will certainly help. The new government may also be amenable to starting a program. All good news!
In the meantime, I have heard that the government of Mexico is also interested in our project, so if any of you are Rotarians in a Pilot District, we'd love to connect with you as our local Rotary district has money to contribute as soon as we have a Pilot District to use as our conduit for funds.
Keep the faith! This project is going up like a rocket!!!!
You wouldn't think an airport would be all that interesting, but the Santiago airport is. Due to the earthquake, we checked in through a huge white tent outside. There was nothing special for Business Class, we all just stood in line in the heat and it was first come, first served. Everything was very efficient and then we were ushered in to the airport which has no air conditioning or special amenities. It's about 90 degrees and of course none of the few cafes have ice, so everything is either lukewarm or hot! It's a good thing I splurged on an ice cream before I came.
Although I vowed to take a vacation, I've still been talking stoves and found that Southern Chile has areas of need for our little Ecocina. My contact person also says that the Chilean Rotarians are very active and will certainly help. The new government may also be amenable to starting a program. All good news!
In the meantime, I have heard that the government of Mexico is also interested in our project, so if any of you are Rotarians in a Pilot District, we'd love to connect with you as our local Rotary district has money to contribute as soon as we have a Pilot District to use as our conduit for funds.
Keep the faith! This project is going up like a rocket!!!!
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New Itinerary
LA 422 BUENOS AIRES 12-Mar-10 10:25 llegada 12:40 Santiago
LA 600 SANTIAGO 15-Mar-10 20:10 llegada 22:55 Lima
LP 394 LIMA 16-Mar-10 16:10 llegada 17:56 Iquitos
LP 375 IQUITOS 20-Mar-10 7:10 llegada 8:45 Lima
LA 2567 LIMA 20-Mar-10 12:10 llegada 17:40 LaPaz
LA 2567 LAP 25-Mar-10 18:10 llegada 19:10 Lima
LP 17 LIMA 26-Mar-10 9:55 llegada 11:10 Cuzco
LP 38 CUZCO 30-Mar-10 16:45 llegada 18:00 Lima
LA 600 LIMA 31-Mar-10 00:05 llegada 6:50 Los Angeles
AS 2318 LOS ANGELES 03-Apr-10 llegada 22:50 Eugene
Hi all,
I am very excited to have had communication from a Rotarian in Iquitos, Peru as well as someone in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. As my flight on LAN was changed on the way to Buenos Aires I was given a $1,000 credit for use on other LAN flights this month. So...why not visit the people who need stoves the most?
We spent the last few days in Iguazu Falls being tourists and enjoying ourselves immensely. This morning was spent in Buenos Aires at the LAN office, and this afternoon we will go to the bookstore in a colonial theater where they serve lunch on the stage! Tonight we'll be treated to an asado at Santi's parents home, and tomorrow we're off to an estancia and then the following day we'll be going to Colonia, Uruguay. Of course, there is much more of Argentina to explore, but it can't be done on this trip, so I'll be back to drink white wine in Salta, malbec in Mendoza and visit Patagonia and the glaciers.
I have reservations both in Santiago and Lima and I've just heard from my host in Iquitos that he will meet me at the airport, show me the communities along the river that need stoves, and take me to their Rotary meeting on the following evening. It certainly won't be a normal way to experience the river.
Our trip to the delta near Tigre was fascinating, the tango show was wonderful, and I've eaten enough Argentinian beef to last a lifetime. The liquados are wonderful - my favorite being peach, orange juice, and basil flowers!
Good news keeps flowing in by e-mail. Don is in Fiji and feels he has a good stove project in the works there, and Gerry and Susie are home working on Rotary grants and legal issues. Gail returns from Australia at the end of the month and is on her way to getting the November volunteer trip organized. Larry Winiarski is traveling to El Salvador and Guatemala to check on the stove molds to make sure they are all quality controlled, and Ana Luisa has begun the process of designing outreach health programs to go along with stove distribution in Guatemala.
Life is good!
Nancy
LA 600 SANTIAGO 15-Mar-10 20:10 llegada 22:55 Lima
LP 394 LIMA 16-Mar-10 16:10 llegada 17:56 Iquitos
LP 375 IQUITOS 20-Mar-10 7:10 llegada 8:45 Lima
LA 2567 LIMA 20-Mar-10 12:10 llegada 17:40 LaPaz
LA 2567 LAP 25-Mar-10 18:10 llegada 19:10 Lima
LP 17 LIMA 26-Mar-10 9:55 llegada 11:10 Cuzco
LP 38 CUZCO 30-Mar-10 16:45 llegada 18:00 Lima
LA 600 LIMA 31-Mar-10 00:05 llegada 6:50 Los Angeles
AS 2318 LOS ANGELES 03-Apr-10 llegada 22:50 Eugene
Hi all,
I am very excited to have had communication from a Rotarian in Iquitos, Peru as well as someone in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. As my flight on LAN was changed on the way to Buenos Aires I was given a $1,000 credit for use on other LAN flights this month. So...why not visit the people who need stoves the most?
We spent the last few days in Iguazu Falls being tourists and enjoying ourselves immensely. This morning was spent in Buenos Aires at the LAN office, and this afternoon we will go to the bookstore in a colonial theater where they serve lunch on the stage! Tonight we'll be treated to an asado at Santi's parents home, and tomorrow we're off to an estancia and then the following day we'll be going to Colonia, Uruguay. Of course, there is much more of Argentina to explore, but it can't be done on this trip, so I'll be back to drink white wine in Salta, malbec in Mendoza and visit Patagonia and the glaciers.
I have reservations both in Santiago and Lima and I've just heard from my host in Iquitos that he will meet me at the airport, show me the communities along the river that need stoves, and take me to their Rotary meeting on the following evening. It certainly won't be a normal way to experience the river.
Our trip to the delta near Tigre was fascinating, the tango show was wonderful, and I've eaten enough Argentinian beef to last a lifetime. The liquados are wonderful - my favorite being peach, orange juice, and basil flowers!
Good news keeps flowing in by e-mail. Don is in Fiji and feels he has a good stove project in the works there, and Gerry and Susie are home working on Rotary grants and legal issues. Gail returns from Australia at the end of the month and is on her way to getting the November volunteer trip organized. Larry Winiarski is traveling to El Salvador and Guatemala to check on the stove molds to make sure they are all quality controlled, and Ana Luisa has begun the process of designing outreach health programs to go along with stove distribution in Guatemala.
Life is good!
Nancy