Last Adventures of Stella in Bolivia

Post by: Sarah Clark
Location: Villa Tunari, Bolivia

Here are a few more pictures from our trip to the jungle. Watch out for those monkeys!

Flat Stella with monkey

Me protecting Flat Stella from the monkey

Location: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

These pictures are from a giant salt flat in southern Bolivia. The white in the pictures in salt, not snow. The immense flatness of the landscape makes the perspective seem strange and allows these fun pictures.

Flat went to the Salt Flats, Bolivia and Machu Picchu, Peru

Flat left Cochabamba, Bolivia for a couple weeks of traveling.  First he visited Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.  It is the largest salt flat in the world.  The 3 day tour included a train graveyard, lots of salt, cacti, flamingos, llamas, volcanoes, hot springs, and crazy rock formations.  He then got on 25 hours of bus and train rides to go to Cusco, Peru.  He spent a couple days in the city and then went to Machu Picchu.  It is one of the new wonders of the world and was built by the Incas in the 15th century.

Train graveyard

Salt Flats

Fish Island

Flat with wild flamingos

Flat in Cusco

Flat visits Machu Picchu

Flat Olivia (and Lindsey) in Belmopan

Here are some pics from Flat O and Flat LB’s fun in Belize’s capital city.

Flat O and public art

Independence!

Silly Flats

like her 3D counter part, Flat Olivia hates UT and rejoiced in there being one less orange t-shirt in TN

Flat O's disdain for UT is offset by her love of air-con

Solar Power in Bolivia

Flat Stanley helped give a solar energy presentation last Monday.  He spoke to La Colonia Ecologica about different types of energy, and renewable resources.  Cochabamba, Bolivia is a great place to utilize solar energy because the sun is strong, and during the dry season, plentiful.  La Colonia recently got a solar stove that they have been using to purify water and cook some of there food.  They also have solar paneled hot water heaters.

Flat visits Bolivian Jungle

Last weekend Flat went on an adventure to the edge of the Bolivian jungle. It was hot, humid and beautiful.  He saw monkeys, butterflies, and ate delicious food.

Flat on the way to the Jungle

Flat visited with some Monkeys

Monkey, Flat, Emily

Flat at the lookout

Delicious Surubi and Maracuya juice

Flat Stanley visits Kutamba AIDS Orphans School in Uganda

Posted by: Ali Turro
Location: Uganda

This week, Flat traveled with me to Kutamba AIDS Orphans School which is located in Rukungiri District in southwestern Uganda. Flat traded in his purple Nyaka school uniform for Kutamba’s green colors. Kutamba is Nyaka’s sister school, and like Nyaka, it serves children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS. Flat Stanley loved meeting the wonderful children and staff at Kutamba. Students here believe in the power of education, and they are so motivated to learn. Flat loves that!

Flat Stella Visits Isla del Sol

Posted by: Sarah Clark and Flat Stella
Location: Isla del Sol, Bolivia

Below is another picture of Flat Stanley and Flat Stella at Isla del Sol in Bolivia. Isla del Sol was thought to be the birthplace of the sun by a group of indigenous South Americans called the Incas. The Inca civilization started during the 12th century and explanded into the largest empire in all of America prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus.

There are over 180 Inca ruins on this island. Most come from around the 15th century, but archaeologists have discovered evidence that people lived on the island as far back as the third millennium BC!

The island is surrounded by Lake Titicaca and the snow capped Andes Mountains are not far away. In this picture you can see the Corillera Real range in the background. Stella and Stanley really enjoy their hike through history!

Flat goes to La Paz and Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Posted by:  Emily Fischer

Location: Bolivia

Last weekend Flat Stanley and friends traveled to La Paz, Bolivia (the highest capital in the world) and Lake Titicaca (the highest navigable lake in the world).  He saw beautiful mountains, ate delicious food, and visited Isla del Sol where it is thought that the sun was born.

View from Hostel in La Paz

Plaza Murillo-where the presidential palace is located

Delicious fresh fish with garlic and lemon in Copacabana

Flat in Incan ruins on Isla del Sol

Flat Stanley and Flat Stella on Isla del Sol

Flat visits Nyaka AIDS Orphans School

Post by: Ali Turro
Location: Uganda

Flat Stanley finally made an appearance at Nyaka AIDS Orphans School. All of the students at Nyaka have lost one or both parents due to HIV/AIDS, yet their courage, determination, and positive attitude towards education is inspiring to us all. The students were VERY excited to meet Flat Stanley, and they were especially happy to see that he was wearing their own purple uniform! For more information about Nyaka AIDS Orphans School, visit www.nyakaschool.org

Flat made lots of friends today!

Flat Stanley at the Tällberg Forum

Posted by: Ashley Davis
Location: Sweden

The Tällberg Forum took place last week in Tällberg, Sweden. This Forum gathers over 450 leaders from around the world to discuss the converging global crises. These people come from various walks of life, including business, politics, and non-profits. This year’s Forum spurred innovative thinking and many partnerships among participants while at the same time illustrating the depth of the problems we face today, namely that we are getting dangerously close to overstepping planetary boundaries.

Flat learned about the interconnectedness of the world’s systems, from economy to governance to planetary, etc. They all depend on one another and problems must not be seen as isolated, but rather as part of the whole. Flat Stanley was also inspired by the many different people from different countries that were present. He met people from Latvia, South Africa, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Sudan, and China, just to name a few.

The Forum is held under a giant tent. Here is Flat Stanley outside of it:

Flat Stanley at Tällberg Forum 2009