Finally some positive news out of Colombia. The New York Times article "Acclaimed Colombian Institution has 4,800 Books and 10 Legs" does not cover drugs, wars or kidnappings (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/world/americas/20burro.html).
Instead, it talks about a teacher in Colombia who goes around his country with books strapped onto his two donkeys, his so-called "biblioburro". To me, education is a fundamental right and I'm glad to see that there are people out there working to expand literacy and give children the gift of reading.
It would be great if more kids in the U.S. valued reading; I doubt our city libraries are as popular as the "biblioburro".
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- Travel Rick
- Born and raised in Hong Kong and recently living in San Diego, USA, Ricky got infected with the "travel bug" somewhere in between and has never fully recovered from it. The illness has reached epic proportions, causing Ricky to take a sabbatical globetrotting across the continents.
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That is such a sweet story! I like your blog, Ricky -- keep up the good work!
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