Claudia Meza and Betty Rousselo in front of a statue honoring Capt. James Cook's landing on Venus Beach in Tahiti. Cook was a world explorer in the 1700s. To find out more about Captain James Cook and his expeditions go to www.cptcook.com/
David and Cathy Gordon at the O'Shaughnessy Dam at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park. Hetch Hetchy Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in California. It is currently completely flooded by O'Shaughnessy Dam, forming the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The Tuolumne River fills the reservoir. Upstream from the valley lies the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. The reservoir supplies the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct. The damming of the valley in the 1920s, and the creation of a reservoir, were at the time, and since, a major environmental controversy in the Western United States.
These photos are from my trip to Easter Island, part of the country of Chile, in November 2009. I was invited there to co-conduct the first training of Laughter Leaders for the Dr. Madan Kataria School of Laughter Yoga.
I went to Rapa Nui/Easter Island to conduct a two-day "Laughter Leader Training." Rapa Nui is six hours off the coast of Chile. The statues are called moai, and were carved by villagers to represent/honor the most talented folk in the village. Some Moai are about 20 feet tall. The one with the hat and shiny eyes represents the chief. A reminder that your ancestors are protecting you and watching everything you do.
The gentleman in the photo with me is Leonardo Pakarati the publisher of the first ever newspaper on Rapa Nui. Later, that same day the airplane would deliver from the printer in Chile the FIRST EDITION of El Correo Del Moai, Isle de Pascua.
The Press-Telegram was there to add prestige to the day, it was the editon that highlighted the Governors Conference for Women.
Easter Island (Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, Spanish: Isla de Pascua) is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile annexed in 1888, Easter Island is widely famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people. It is a World Heritage Site (as determined by UNESCO) with much of the island protected within the Rapa Nui National Park.
David and Cathy Gordon at the O'Shaughnessy Dam at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park. Hetch Hetchy Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in California. It is currently completely flooded by O'Shaughnessy Dam, forming the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The Tuolumne River fills the reservoir. Upstream from the valley lies the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. The reservoir supplies the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct. The damming of the valley in the 1920s, and the creation of a reservoir, were at the time, and since, a major environmental controversy in the Western United States.These photos are from my trip to Easter Island, part of the country of Chile, in November 2009. I was invited there to co-conduct the first training of Laughter Leaders for the Dr. Madan Kataria School of Laughter Yoga.I went to Rapa Nui/Easter Island to conduct a two-day "Laughter Leader Training." Rapa Nui is six hours off the coast of Chile. The statues are called moai, and were carved by villagers to represent/honor the most talented folk in the village. Some Moai are about 20 feet tall. The one with the hat and shiny eyes represents the chief. A reminder that your ancestors are protecting you and watching everything you do.
The gentleman in the photo with me is Leonardo Pakarati the publisher of the first ever newspaper on Rapa Nui. Later, that same day the airplane would deliver from the printer in Chile the FIRST EDITION of El Correo Del Moai, Isle de Pascua.
The Press-Telegram was there to add prestige to the day, it was the editon that highlighted the Governors Conference for Women.
Easter Island (Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, Spanish: Isla de Pascua) is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile annexed in 1888, Easter Island is widely famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people. It is a World Heritage Site (as determined by UNESCO) with much of the island protected within the Rapa Nui National Park.
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