It’s been a hectic two weeks. Since May 15, we’ve moved to Baltimore, held our son’s christening, attended two weddings (one in DC, one in Carlisle), and hosted a reunion of the Centellas brothers for Andy & Saloumeh’s MBA graduations in Delaware. We also attended two Orioles games, bought new furniture at IKEA, and have started to explore our new Mount Washington (or is it Roland Park?) neighborhood.
Meanwhile, Bolivian politics continues, of course. Beni & Pando followed Santa Cruz in hosting their own autonomy referendums (see series of La Razón articles here). These were more problematic, as anti-referendum protests (w/ some violence) prevented voting in some areas (particularly in Pando). The aim, clearly, was to drive down voter turnout as a way to delegitimize the vote. This will likely be the continued strategy as Tarija moves forward w/ its statute. I’ll try to keep an eye on all this, and post some more thorough reflections in the coming days.
In about a week, we’re traveling to Chicago for K8’s official PhD graduation, followed by a swing through Michigan.