Posts made in November 3rd, 2008

Hope and Halloween

Posted by on Nov 3, 2008 in Activist, Designer, Explorer | 0 comments

Hope and Halloween

Western culture can often translate in strange ways when brought to Bolivia. Halloween, for instance. Tonight is the 3rd of November, and this is when Bolivia celebrates Halloween. I’m sure there’s a very sensible reason for this, and I’m just not in the know – even if it’s as simple as bumping it to Monday night lets us all have an extra night off of work. What does puzzle me is the horn honking. Cars are honking their horns like mad tonight, and for all I can tell they’re trying to honk “Jingle Bells”. Jingle Bells for Halloween. Meanwhile,...

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