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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This reminds me of something I've been meaning to
ask you all, do you know anything about the oil situation today, after
the 'Prestige' accident? I have, like Lia, been thinking about helping with
the cleaning of the beaches after I reach Santiago de Compostela. If I can be of
any help, that is.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And a second question, a bit silly but anyway, do
you know somewhere on the internet where I can find a nice picture of a shell? I
won't use it on a homepage or anything like that, I just want to use it as a
background picture on my computer. A reminder of what I'm doing and
why...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sofia</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:keyl_1336aYAHOO.COM" title=keyl_1336aYAHOO.COM>Lia Laura
Puglesi</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU"
title=GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 15, 2003 7:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Belated Introduction</DIV>
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<P>I am so sorry: I guess I read that I should introduce my self when I joined
this forum about ... Mmm may be one year ago? but I dont remember. I have
posted several times and read everything else everybody body has posted ,
among them, many introductions. I apologize for my my bad manners <IMG
src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys/7.gif"></P>
<P>My name is Lia Friedman, I am originally from Argentina and currently
living in New Jersey. I planned to walk el Camino when I was about 19 years
old (I am 27 now) and finally my husband and I are going to start on May
15th 2003 in Vezelay (or Clunny, still not completely sure) and we
expect to arrive on Santiago around July 20th, before the Patron Santiago
festivities. (July 15th) which are also very important in Mendoza the province
where I come from, so important that nobody goes to school or work that
day. Santiago is the "Patrono" of my province but for some reason I
didn't made the link between our "patron Santiago": and Compostela until a
couple weeks after I knew the story about Santiago de Compostela. </P>
<P>I wrote down in the book of things I would like to do in my life
:pilgrimage to compostela" but it wasn't until I saw a pilgrim to santiago in
Mount Saint Michel in 1998 that I felt urged to plan the trip. </P>
<P>Even when I am a psichologist (well, I'll be when I finish my thesis), I am
very interested in anthropology and ethnology and I am going to specialize in
migration and transcultural issues once I get my degree. I felt always very
passionated for everything related to the Medieval Time and prechristian
europe, from music to hystory and literature and the social,
political and economical aspects.So, el Camino has become a sort of
"cruzade" for me in a good sense. I am very happy I am going to meet some
of my friends I haven't seen for the last 5 years and maybe make some
new. We are also going to offer ourselves as volunteers in the efforts
local people are making to clean the seashore after the Prestige oils spill.
It breaks my heart to think that was something completely avoidable and so
many animals and people are suffering as because of it. </P>
<P>Thank you very much to all of you for having provided my so much useful
information. I hope every bidy has a great experience there. </P>
<P>Lia. </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>