Archive for January, 2009
Combi Strike in Arequipa, Peru
Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: The combis, Peruvian buses, struck in Arequipa, stopping life as we know it.
The combi employees went on strike last week. The government tried to mandate that all public combis be less than 25 years old, causing enough outrage for a strike. There were no combis. … Read more
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Contributed Story: Chasing Women in China
Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Contributed story from an American in China visiting a brothel, using a drug called ‘king’, and having more sex.
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I travelled to mainland China to meet Jason, a Chinese-born fraternity brother from America. I stayed with him at his parents’ place in Ganzhou. In my 1000 page China edition of Lonely Planet, this city of 600,000 isn’t even listed in the index. It was a five-hour train ride from Hong Kong. … Read more
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Nasty Follow-Ups
Posted on 10. Jan, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Summing up developments regarding hazing, basketball, racism, sex, work and Peruvian culture in the following sections: From Hazed to Hazer, Basketball, Cholo Cholin, AQP Gringo Tours, Anita, Milagros, and Scrawny Anorexic.
From Hazed To Hazer
A week after the team put Icy Hot in my ass, I met Sebastián – a new addition to the team who wasn’t at our initiation. Coach said he must adhere to tradition and singled me out, probably due to my performance when the team subdued me. He addressed me in English while pointing at Sebastián, “Colin, fetch … Read more
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My Big Gringo Christmas
Posted on 03. Jan, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I spend Christmas in St. Louis after almost a year in Arequipa, Peru. Subsections of my reflections include: American Food, Wal-Mart, The Porn Star, Christmas in America, A Doomed Friendship, American Opulence & Materialism.
I thought I missed American food, specifically comfort food like pizza, wings, and cheeseburgers. But every time I tried, I couldn’t eat much. It didn’t sit well. I had a general digestive discomfort the whole week. At a sports bar, I ordered twenty wings. I quit after five or six. I could feel the oil and butter churning in my stomach. Another day I ordered a pepperoni pizza with my kid brother and couldn’t finish it. … Read more
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