maturin – TOKIDOKI (NOMAD)

MATURIN, VENEZUELA: ON THE WAY OUT, FAREWELL…

Published on February 10, 2013September 1, 2020 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

**Simon Bolivar mural in the Maturin Airport**

**Departing Maturin from the plane window**

**Arriving in Caracas from the plane window**

**Another view of Caracas from the plane. It looks like a toy model of a town, doesn’t it?**

In Caracas, looking up from my 4-star hotel to the colorful houses of a barrio above.

A plate of tequenos and dipping sauce, from Mr. Grill Restaurant in the Eurobuilding Hotel, Caracas.

Farewell to Caracas from the plane window.

Arriving in Miami: view from the plane window after about a 2-month stint abroad…

FEB13. Venezuela, Miami.

MATURIN, VENEZUELA STREET ART: EDUCACÍON

Published on February 1, 2013September 1, 2020 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

27JAN13. Maturin, Venezuela.

MATURIN, VENEZUELA: MARKETS

Published on January 27, 2013September 1, 2020 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

She’s making platanos (fried plantain cakes)

All middle-class neighborhoods are surrounded by gates like this and you have to be let in and out by a security guard.

Shocking how many people and how long the queues are in just a pharmacy (the equivalent of a Walgreen’s or CVS.)

26JAN13. Maturin, Venezuela.

MATURIN, VENEZUELA STREET ART & GRAFFITI: PIG POLITIKS

Published on January 27, 2013September 1, 2020 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

A cool painting of a pig. Beside him, is a blacked-out stencil of Capriles Rodonski, Hugo Chavez’s opponent in last year’s presidential election.

27JAN13. Maturin, Venezuela.

VENEZUELA: FOOD

Published on January 24, 2013September 1, 2020 by jacquelinemhadel4 Comments

Venezuela = Arepa. Some men I know can eat three of these for breakfast. Me, on the other hand, I ate about one quarter at the Caracas airport and snacked on it the rest of the day in Maturin. Above pictured: Arepa Con Queso Tellita

Upon arriving in Maturin, I really needed something to fill my vegetarian void…beans and rice will come later. For now, give me a fresh salad with some mashed potatoes.