Alone in South America?

[Zelda]

Hello Nagual,
Well there are posts from other countries that English is not their mother language.
Asi, bien, si eres bilingue pues puedes proveer y dar informacion..
Por cierto como estan las cosas por alla?
Aqui en USA, los stocks estan subiendo, pero tambien la gasolina, y el desempleo. Esto es muy, pero muy raro.....
Saludos,

[Orion11]

South America....

I would like to be there...

Blessings pon all of you. <3 <3 <3

[nagual]

Originally Posted by Zelda

Hello Nagual,
Well there are posts from other countries that English is not their mother language.
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You’re right Zelda, but with South Americans is different... they –we- are 600 million people! ... almost everything is translated into Spanish... for 90 % of the people (540 millions) English is not needed

I have studied languages (I speak seven) ... and during my life in Uruguay (25 years) nunca necesite otro que el español... eran otros tiempos....

Lo que pasa es que ahora, con internet y a la velocidad que van las cosas el Inglés se necesita como el aire, pero no se puede aprender tan rapido...

Las nuevas generaciones lo tendrán mas fácil...
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[mithka]

well howdy all

got a one way ticket to cusco 'bout three months ago

just put up this site to gather with like minded folks : sacred valley expats

really looking to get together with a few and do a homeshare thing

peace
melinda

[Operator]

Hi Asteram,

I did not realize I could post here ... I am actually not in South America but real close !
Even close to Isla de Margarita ... I am on Aruba.

Although we cannot meet face to face just like that I guess in case of no internet this distance
should be easy to bridge by radio.
I am a HAM radio amateur ... contact me whenever you think this might be an alternative.

I understand the feeling alone part. Although it's nice to meet Avalonians here there is nobody here on the island to
have a good face to face meeting.

Cheers

[asteram]

Hi Operator (and all)

I haven't checked this thread in a long while, surprised to see the newer posts.

I'm still on Margarita; seems like it is where I am supposed to be; much has happened and conspired to keep me here.

I'm putting some time and energy into the idea of a community here, an idea I had last fall that I put away for a while but have dusted off again.

Operator, if I may ask, what do you do on Aruba?

Michael

[mudra]

Friends visit my thread: Radiant zones and community building...Where are we up to ?

http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=15480

loving kindness
mudra

[Operator]

Hi Asteram,

I am not sure how to interpret the question ... I guess the reason I am on Aruba and left The Netherlands a little more than 5 years ago
is that I intuitively felt I had to leave. I have felt to leave the Netherlands all my life.

Currently I am self employed (I am a software engineer, programming websites) and trying to keep life as simple as possible.
So far I can't complain. I see some friends already in trouble being layed off and not getting paid their salary etc.
I also have a lot of flexibility to alter my schedule when necessary and have good opportunity to research etc.

This year for the first time I did not go on holiday to the Netherlands. bad luck, since the Camelot crew will be meeting there soon.

Till now I have been speaking openly with lots of people about things that are going on. I must say indeed the majority is
not ready for this.

However, a small but growing group is ...
I am thinking about doing a lecture or so on a local high-school in a couple of weeks.

Meanwhile I am personally preparing by growing my own food, work on alternative energy and extract water from the humid air.

Cheers,

Operator

[TtC]

I will be setting up communities in both Argentina and Brazil in the not to distance future. You are never alone.

[asteram]

Hi Operator-

A friend and I were talking the other day about the amount of distilled water from the air that air conditioners produce that is simply wasted. Likely everyone on this island who has an air conditioner is throwing away enough pure water every day to supply their drinking and cooking needs. I don't have a/c so that doesn't apply to me, but I'd say about half the people on Margarita do have a/c.

I make a living on line too, from my soil minerals website. Thank goodness for paypal.

[Zelda]

Asteram, I can assume you live close to La Asuncion? where they have a blessed climate and it's always cool.
You are completely right regarding the use of the distilled water for household purposes; however, the production of water is relatively low. Now then, when you see those big beach front hotels in the area of Avenida Libertador, their A/C system is based on chilled water, and thus some of this water, can be used for non-consumption. Eg: Waterclosets, ect.
It is nice to see you back and up again.
My regards to this beautiful island and all the loved ones I left behind

[Operator]

Originally Posted by asteram

A friend and I were talking the other day about the amount of distilled water from the air that air conditioners produce that is simply wasted. Likely everyone on this island who has an air conditioner is throwing away enough pure water every day to supply their drinking and cooking needs. I don't have a/c so that doesn't apply to me, but I'd say about half the people on Margarita do have a/c.

I have 2 airco's available but I hardly use them. Only when there is no wind it might get unbearable warm (anyway to work).
Well airco's tend to get very dirty and there are a lot of bacteria after a while (no matter how many times you cleanse them).
So I would suggest not to use this water for consumption ...
I always collect this water and it is suitable for watering the plants. Since I grow my own food there is always need for this kind of water.

One tip for the tropics though: shield the water container with a piece of mosquito shielding. Otherwise it will be crawling with larvae
and consequently there is malaria and yellow fever danger in your direct surroundings.

I want to build a contraption soon with Peltier elements. They use DC voltage on input so they can be used directly from the car batteries that
I charge with my windmill. This system is easier to clean and might yield water suitable for consumption.
Distilled water should also be activated with crystals I believe. I am trying to figure that out as well. And although there is no real ground-crew here
I am blessed with a fantastic neighbor and a meditation center less than 25 meters away. They seem to have the knowledge about crystals.

Distilling fresh water from sea water using sun power is also feasible. I have already built something like that before.
However, although I cannot be further from the sea than max. 4 kilometers it still takes quite some energy to transport a daily portion of water
over this distance. And I am not sure if cars will still be operational (and airco's !) under these circumstances.

Cheers,

Operator

[mithka]

greetings all

i have two rooms available in the lovely house i am renting long term in the sacred valley city of Urubamba, Peru

there is one small and one medium room available, weekly or monthly, with or without meals as needed. there is also a fair amount of storage space available as well on the property.

the house is in a 'country' area of urubamba and is a walk in of about 150 or so yards (meters) from where a moto or taxi can drop you off and is an about 15 to 20 minute walk into town depending on where you are headed.

here is an album with a few pictures of the house:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...8&l=24db58ac68