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  1. December 5, 2005

    Discipleship school graduated

    Well the students of the Discipleship school finally graduated last friday and have all gone, leaving this place feeling a little empty. It has been great to have so many people from many different nations around, and there will be a few…

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  2. December 3, 2005

    Christmas in Argentina

    Arriving in Buenos Aires Having made it down to Buenos Aires in a luxury coach with full length beds, I wandered through the city with my two bags, making my way slowly to the subway entry. On the way to my destination, the YWAM base in…

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  3. December 3, 2005

    Time to Travel

    This is my last entry for a while… there is no Internet where I am heading. Time to shut down and pack my stuff. I am off to Puerto Madryn. Travel time again.

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  4. December 3, 2005

    The Evolution of a Classy Bathroom

    For most of my friends back home, going to the bathroom does not elicit major emotions. Showering, use of the toilet, and many other mundane tasks are things that just happen because they are part of the day. There is nothing extraordinary…

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  5. December 1, 2005

    Photographing a Wedding

    A friend of a friend asked if I could photograph their wedding for them. It was not a paid job or anything like that, but I was given a place in the wedding and reception and all of the food that comes with it. For me it was more the…

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  6. November 11, 2005

    YWAM Conference and Photos

    It was just after seven in the morning on the 12th of November, and somehow I managed to drag myself out of bed after only three and a half hours of sleep. I had been creating a website with the photo highlights of the conference. Within a…

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  7. November 10, 2005

    Fotos de la Conferencia (Conference Photos)

    Hola amigos, he sacado más que 3000 fotos de la Conferencia de JUCUM Argentina, y he puesto algunos de estas aqui en mi página de web. Hay que tener Flash (removed) en tu máquina para verlas o puedes descargarlas a través de las ví­nculas…

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  8. November 9, 2005

    Alien Death Ray Kills Internet

    Well, it was hardly alien, but the death-ray part is pretty accurate, since it killed a lot of things. Late last week, when I had just returned home from a bout of travel, I woke up to a nasty green looking sky. It was obvious that…

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  9. November 6, 2005

    People’s Attitudes to Other People’s Stuff

    One of the things that really gets on my nerves is other people not caring about stuff that is not theirs. Here, in South America where money seems to be in such short supply, you would expect that people would be extremely careful with…

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  10. November 6, 2005

    How Much Education Do They Get?

    Today, as with every recent Wednesday as mentioned in a previous post , I am heading off to the local school to teach English. Well, this was the general idea anyway. Last week I was actually able to teach as school was in. The week before…

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