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February 11, 2006
Siambretta Under The Knife
That was it. I had had enough. While changing gears on my bike it kept jumping out, the clutch kept slipping, the thing was really hard to start, the brakes were dangerous because they simply did not stop the bike, and it really lacked in…
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February 10, 2006
Siambretta – The Reassembly
Well, it has been a while now and there has been no news about my Siambretta which went under the surgeon’s knife before the weekend. When I left it at the workshop the indication was that it may take more than a week to fix. There were…
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February 10, 2006
Our Local Shop in Corrientes
Having been here for a long time, it was only recently that this shed situated right next to our property was opened as a shop. The guy that runs it, Ariel, actually started his Discipleship course with us back in July 2004. Now he works…
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February 10, 2006
Buying a Siambretta – Paperwork and More Paperwork
Today has been the third consecutive day of paperwork for both Sergio and I. Things were looking really good today, and I was sure that we would get very close to finishing everything. As we paced our way down the narrow sidewalks,…
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February 10, 2006
Buying a Siambretta – Yet Another Visit
Today was an easy day. All I had to do was visit the Escribana and pick up some paperwork. Most of it seems to be signed now, although I am not holding my breath. The paperwork was all very important stuff. Things that I need to be legal…
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February 8, 2006
Doing Business in South America
At the end of last year a survey came out about the processes and costs needed to start a business in over 150 countries. Run by the World Bank Group and the International Finance Corporation , their Doing Business website revealed that…
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February 8, 2006
It’s Time I Told You – I’m Leaving!
That’s right. I am leaving YWAM Corrientes on the 18th of March. It will be close to two years (well, one year, eight months, and 18 days to be exact) when I leave. Gee, there are a lot of 8’s in there. Anyway, on this date I move onward…
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February 6, 2006
Modest Housing
As I was wandering around town today, a couple of old houses caught my attention. Not all homes are like this, and there are even a number of mansions around the city too (see the last photo). The thing that attracted me to these houses…
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February 6, 2006
Siambretta Parts – Needle in a Haystack
After a day’s break, I headed back into town to look for some very needed parts on my newly acquired bike. Three things stood out as needing repair soon:
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February 6, 2006
Isaac and Natalia Marry (Civil) in Corrientes
Isaac was in my Discipleship school in 2004, and he stayed on and worked with us in the mission here until December last year. During this time he fell in love with a young girl and today they both got married. This is the first part of…
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