http://unopress.org/blog The blog of UNO's Writing Programs Abroad Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:01:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following was sent to me by Dinty Moore, three time UNO Creative Nonfiction Workshop leader. He's one of nearest and dearest, and these are some of his words about witing and exploring with UNO. Also included are some of Dinty's majestic photos from our first year in ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/08/21/nonfiction-guru-dinty-moore-writes-about-immersion-and-exploration/ I am going to be psoting some accounts from different program participants over the next few days.  Here's the first from post-grad member and Spanish Conversation teacher Emily Lupita Plum.  Emily talks about her experience reading, and gives some tidbits from our post-grad workshop: Excerpt from Emily Lupita Plum's blog she ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/08/19/lupita-in-san-miguel/ Don't drink the tap water.  I repeat - DON'T DRINK THE TAP WATER.  Perhaps you thought this was a traveler's myth.  Its is not.  You should not drink the tap water, nor should you brush your teeth in it, or use it to clean contacts, or anything else.  You can ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/06/09/the-water-in-mexico/ The following recommendations were sent to me by Ms Lisa Allen.  I am by no means recommending or endorsing any of them, as I have not tried them.  However, Lisa lives in a similar climate, and has tried at least some of them before.  I am just posting this as ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/06/02/combatting-altitude-sickness-the-natural-way/   Passport(!) If you haven’t applied for your passport yet, do it today! You will not need a visa for our program. Also bring 2 or 3 photocopies of your passport. Once you get settled, you should carry a photocopy of your passport and leave the actual document in your room except ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/06/02/what-to-pack-and-bring-to-san-miguel/ If you're planning on getting traveler's checks, don't waste your time or money. Nobody takes them anymore, and you have to pay sometimes exorbitant fees to get them changed into cash while abroad. The easiest and best way to change money is o simply use your ATM card. ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/05/29/gettingtransferring-money-abroad/ Hello Ladies and Gents! I am going to give you all a brief heads up about the weather situation in San Miguel, however, I will discuss this further in my What to Pack and Bring post, which is coming soon. But basically, San Miguel is a high and ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/05/23/weatherclimate-in-san-miguel/ Dear Brunnenburgers 2008: I very much look forward to meeting (or re-meeting) each of you in Munich or Italy, and to working with you on Ezra Pound and poetry writing at Brunnenburg in a few weeks. I hope your travel preparations are proceeding well. If you haven’t yet, please complete ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/05/21/word-from-john-gery-about-brunnenburg-08/ I just listened to a story on NPR on How to Pack Everything in One Bag.  Airlines have now limited passengers to one checked item, and one carry on item.  See this NPR article Ode to the Second Checked Bag.  Rules are different for international travel, though, so be sure ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/05/10/packing-and-luggage/ Ok, not THAT Gran Prix, the Prix Litteraire, a major French literary award. He just received notice that Three Day Road has tied for first place in this competition, thereby reinforcing his International Bestseller Status. Commenting on the news of the win, Joseph said, "I'm well on my way to ... http://unopress.org/blog/2008/05/10/j-boyden-wins-the-gran-prix/