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Sao Paulo to Seattle
From May 2005-March 2006, after a three-month internship in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tyson tripped thousands of miles overland, from the southern tip of Brazil to northern Mexico. He used any means of transportation available that didn't involve flying. From rebuilt dune buggy to Amazon cargo boat, he crossed borders and cultures the old fashioned way - one stomach-churning bus ride after another. Read on (entries are in reverse order):
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Central America/Cuba/Mexico
July 24, 2006--Born In The USA?: Reemergence Insurgence
June 1, 2006--My… Uh… Pride?: Mel Gibson, The Maya, And La Playa
April 18, 2006--Travel On A Broken And Retied Shoestring: Socialist Cuba On A Communist Budget
February 20, 2006--InCUBAtion: The Plan Hatches
February 7, 2006--Talk Like An Egyptian
January 31, 2006--Vicarious Travel: I Will Belize It When I See It
January 26, 2006--Hippies with Cell Phones
January 19, 2006--Don’t Call Me ‘Nica, Pinche Gringo: All Things Gringo
January 7, 2006--Panama: It’s Pretty Frickin’ Sweet
December 18, 2005--¡Guerrillas And Paramilitaries And Drug Cartels, Oh My!
December 8, 2005--Locombia – The Crazy Country
December 1, 2005--When Visa’s Expire: Tyson Strips
Brazil
November 25, 2005--Amazon.com(promise): The Heart of Lameness
November 15, 2005--The Carnguejo Express
November 9, 2005--Night Of The Living Foot Beasts
November 5, 2005--A Brazilian Wax: Waxing Ethnomic
October 30, 2005--What is a Brazilian?
October 20, 2005--Bahia É Alegría
October 7, 2005--Sorria, Voce Está Na Bahia (Smile, You´re In Bahia)
October 4, 2005--Another Shitty Night in Brazil
September 23, 2005--Eat, Sleep, Surf...Repeat
September 16, 2005--Tyson Trembles
(with rage)
September 9, 2005--Don't Mine Me
September 1, 2005--Geology and Biology
August 21, 2005--Bussing My Ass
August 17, 2005--South in America
Sao Paulo, Brazil
August 8, 2005--Welcome Message from Tyson
August 1, 2005--Grow up, Tyson!
July 18, 2005--The Bacteria Monologues: Part II
July 13, 2005--The Bacteria Monologues: Part I
July 8, 2005--A Hazy Shade Of Clear
June 24, 2005--Dude, He Dropped The "Cougar" From His Name
June 18, 2005--Cowboy Up, Y'all
June 9, 2005--Ordem E Progresso
The Contradiction and Exploitation of South America
In the summer of 2003 Tyson had 11 weeks to rationalize the contradiction of his exploitation of South America during his study of the historical and contemporary contradiction and exploitation of South America. Sound confusing? Well, then, read on to discover what it's all about
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Volume 1: La Corrida
Episode 1: When Culture Attacks
Although Tyson's travels in the Andes have been brief so far, he can't imagine an area with a per-capita higher chicheria concentration than Urubamba. There is at least one local bar per block.
Episode 2: Living La Corrida Loca
While attending a local bullfight, Tyson becomes well versed in the ritual of drinking Cuzqueña, the official beer of the region.
Episode 3: When Humans Attack (Animals)
The local bull fight was an experience not to be understood. It was enough to just be present.
Volume 2: Tourism
Episode 1: When Societies Go Bad
On the island of Taquile, in Lake Titicaca, Tyson experiences first hand how the tourism dollar is effecting the local culture, all the way to the highest ranks of government.
Volume 3: The Minor Trilogy
Episode 1: When Bus Rides Go Bad
A miner's strike in the middle of nowhere leaves Tyson stranded and in danger of freezing. What could be the cause of such desparation?
Episode 2: Blowing My Mine
The tour of the silver mine in Potosí gave Tyson some insight into the impossible conditions the miners subject themselves to for a marginally better financial reward.
Episode 3: Who let the Miners out?
Attending a civil wedding enabled Tyson to experience another aspect of the silver miner's lifestyle. The dancing and mining tales increased in proportion to the amount of liquor consumed.
Volume 4: You're in America Now, Speak Spanish
A less than exciting Independence Day celebration sees Tyson fleeing Argentina for something much more shocking and odd: Paraguay.
Volume 5: Para Why?
Tyson may have been on somewhat of a whine tour recently, but allow him to expand on his theories for the presence and function of the Peace Corps.
Volume 6: Usa Tú Coco
Tyson left the Paraguayans with renditions of George Michael's Faith and rap dancing. Paraguay left him with a bug growing under his skin.
Volume 7: Stop Whining, Start Chilean
If Italy and Spain took a trip to South America together, and, after a night of passionate European love-making, Spain became pregnant with Italy's kid, and the kid was born much larger than the size of both their parents combined, then you would have Argentina.
Volume 8: Be Careful What You Ask For, You Just Might Get It
With only 5 days to cover over 2000 miles, Tyson struggled with KRABS and his HAREM before arriving in Lima, Peru to commit a final act of personal contradiction and exploitation.
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