Inquiry Blog Post 4: A Case for Libraries in Places Where Rights and Food is Scarce
Words are Powerful, Grammar is Sexy, and Literature is Revolution Inquiry Blog Post 4: A Case for Libraries in Places Where Rights and Food is Scarce ( Books; That is exactly how they work – Bilingual Librarian ) When I was twenty-five I volunteered in a community centre in a small village outside of Cusco, Peru. Mostly, I followed toddlers and caught their colds, but on one rare occasion I was invited to join the village in an ancient tradition where we ran or hiked up steep hills to find ancient Incan ruins. Once discovered, our rag tag group would join hands and dance around the rubble in what I imagined was an ancient fertility dance. We would then drink Chicha (potato liquor) from reclaimed gas cans. This was the most authentically Peruvian experience I had while volunteering. Most of the time, however, I stayed in a beautiful European style mansion, foraying into the local village daily to childmind. While there, I watched the aid o...