Swings: Bolivia

A project in San Francisco, CA by JeffWaldman
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Install public swings all across Bolivia. Why? Happiness. Swings tug at our most basic emotions and produce simple, unadulterated joy.
Backers: 258
Average Pledge Per Backer: $43

Funded: $11,200 of $4,800
Dates: Jun 14th -> Jul 15th (32 days)
Project By: JeffWaldman
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Latest News

This wasn't our finest hour...

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We had to hike back to town with empty tummies but the real tragedy is, we wasted a perfectly good cucumber. (and don't worry, we didn't steal it, Jeff left a dollar on the farmer's work bench as we left)   (Read More)

La Paz-y

January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Want to see your boys (plus another boy) ((plus Stacy)) doing their thing in La Paz, Bolivia?  Check out this little video I slapped together using the trusty GoPro - may it rest in peace - on one of our first days in country.  Enjoy! Drew  (Read More)

Happy New Year

January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Jeff here. 2012 has arrived. Generally when the new year comes around I'm just grateful that I've managed to go another twelve months without being mauled by a mule deer. This new year is different. I (and Drew and Stacy and a bunch of Bolivian... (Read More)

Talking about the project at TEDx Brisbane

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
A few days after we got back from Bolivia I (hi, this is Jeff...) spoke at TEDx Brisbane about the project as a whole and specifically the past month spent in Bolivia thanks to you kind folks.... (Read More)

From the Editing Bay

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey friends -  As I sit and wait for all these video files to render out (for those not accustomed to editing lingo, rendering is an endless process of watching a little blue bar slowly tick so the video is usable) I decided to post a quick... (Read More)

Highlight reel from TEDx Brisbane

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
From my blog: I spoke at TEDx Brisbane  a couple weekends ago. Having just come back from Bolivia days prior Drew and I were eager to show someone-- anyone-- a taste of our footage and our trip. So in the bit of downtime we had between Bolivia and... (Read More)

Homeward bound

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I didn't sleep well the other night, and I had a good reason.  Stacy, Drew, and Jeff had left the Yungas and were heading back to La Paz by bus on a dangerous road.  Oh, what's the road known as?  Death Road.  And how dangerous is it, you ask?... (Read More)

The Amazon, and more fotos!

September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Supporters, Just six days left until the team flies out of La Paz and back to Los Estados Unidos.  They’ve seen a lot in the past three weeks.  They’ve been to the highlands and lowlands, seen mountains and jungles, hung swings... (Read More)

There's internet in the Amazon? Photo update!

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Quick update--this just in: I received a call from the Amazon!  It was quite a juxtaposition: me speaking from a stale shopping mall, Jeff and the team amongst tucans and wild monkeys.  Which would you choose? It seems like they had an incredible... (Read More)

Adventure in Salar de Uyuni

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Quite a bit has transpired since the last update.  The team left La Paz, went to Salar de Uyuni, came back, left for Yungas, and are now back in La Paz…but leaving for the Amazon tomorrow. There have been a few roadblocks along the way:... (Read More)

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