April 16th, 2008 — , Friendship Bridge, Guatemala, Kiva Fellows, Maren Misner, microfinance from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
The past six months have been indescribable. I’ve attempted to wrap my thoughts around them and put them to words, but the result does not compare to the experience. I’m home now, trying to find a way to live here, in this world, with the same passion that comes so naturally when given [...]
Continue reading → On Returning Home… …some thoughts from the plane
March 14th, 2008 — , Friendship Bridge, Guatemala, Kiva, Kiva Fellows, Maren Misner, microfinance from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
Over the past five months I have, several times, made the ignorant mistake of poking fun at the perceived idea of ‘cold’ here. Coming from Minnesota, land of ‘the nation’s ice box’, where just a couple weeks ago it hit a record low of 40 below, before wind-chill, I have a different mentality of [...]
February 19th, 2008 — Friendship Bridge, Guatemala, Kiva, Kiva Fellows, Maren Misner, microfinance from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
I am finding myself in situations here that require much moral thought, and I can’t seem to come up with the right answer, no matter which choice I make. There are children everywhere, all of them somehow under the age of twelve, and all of them working the same trade, selling bracelets, scarves, and [...]
February 14th, 2008 — Ayacucho, FINCA, Friendship Bridge, Guatemala, Kiva, Kiva Fellows, Maren Misner, microfinance, peru from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
I’ve found myself lately in a state of peace I can’t seem to explain nor justify. But peace is much preferred to chaos, and I’ll take it, no questions asked. For the first three months of my fellowship I was based in Lima, traveling from there to the different branch offices around the [...]
February 14th, 2008 — Friendship Bridge, Guatemala, Kiva, Kiva Fellows, Maren Misner, microfinance from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
A few years ago I was told a story of how to tell a first, second, and third time missionary. If you are drinking a glass of lemonade, and a fly lands in it, a first time missionary will ask for a new glass of lemonade. A second-timer will simply remove the fly, [...]
January 14th, 2008 — Ayacucho, Finca Peru, Kiva, Kiva Fellows, Maren Misner, microfinance, peru from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
As a Kiva fellow you realize the journals you write quickly become lost in the depths of hundreds of pages, full of testimonials begging to be read. I wanted to share one story I’ve found particularly moving, and hope you will, too.
An excerpt from a journal from Ayacucho, Peru:
“Celia has faced many difficulties in [...]
December 10th, 2007 — Ayacucho, Finca Peru, Kiva, Kiva Fellows, Maren Misner, microfinance, peru from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
Ayacucho, Peru has a sad story. In the 80s and early 90s, it was there that the terrorist group Sendero Luminoso, ‘the Shining Path’, was thriving, fighting political and social battles that left 30,000 dead and 40,000 who remain missing. Setting foot in Ayacucho today, you’d never guess its painful history, and although [...]
November 29th, 2007 — Maren Misner, microfinance, microfinanzas PRISMA, peru from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
Hello! Over the past month I have been experimenting with the video feature on my camera to add to the depth of the journals. If you’re interested in watching any of these videos (be warned, the quality is not the best!), you can go to youtube.com and search for Kiva Peru. I believe at the [...]
November 19th, 2007 — Juliaca, Maren Misner, Puno, microfinance, microfinanzas PRISMA, peru, poverty from marenmisner @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
Wow, what to say…
I’ve been in Peru now about a month and a half and have had a collection of experiences reflecting every aspect between the poles of ‘what am I doing here?!’ and ‘awe-inspiring beauty’… here are some thoughts I’ve gathered along the way…
Sitting in the idle combi, waiting for it to fill [...]
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