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26 November 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Barbara Bush

It doesn´t get my stuff back, but at least I don´t feel as stupid. Barbara Bush (not the white haired one) was visiting San Telmo when her purse and cell phone were stolen. It´s been all over the news here. I´m not sure if it´s popular because people can´t believe the theives got past the [...]

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26 November 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Church Friends & Culture

Last night was my second time at the younger service at Rey de Reyes. The service is supposed to begin at 9:00, but never does. There is an earlier service that finishes when it is finished. I´ve never been to a church where people line up outside and wait in line every week. No one [...]

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26 November 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Private Classes

It´s not technically a private class, but it is. I was without classmates this last week and had 3.5 hours of Spanish practice every day. Great practice, but a lot of work! I can tell I improved, but it also reminds me how much work this takes. Marisa, my teacher, is pleasant but not much [...]

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24 November 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, considering I´m outside of the U.S., I had a nice Thanksgiving. David from Pittsburgh arranged and cooked the food. We had 5 turkeys, corn, and mashed potatoes and polished off every bit of it. About 25 people signed up and over 45 showed up to eat. That seams to be how things go with [...]

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21 November 2006 ~ 0 Comments

I Will

4 days after being robbed, things are much better. Every once in a while, there is a feeling of being violated, but even that is only periodic. Now it´s more of a desire to pay them back by not letting this affect me–to enjoy my time here even more and live with even more enthusiasm.
It´s [...]

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