…aaaand We’re Back

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Posted on 6th November 2011 by Josué in Trips

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So, I was planning on posting more while we were in Argentina, but we were quite busy during the trip. So, I’m thinking that I will spend some time posting about different things about the trip. So, to start the series of posts, I am going to start by answering the question that everyone has been asking – “so, how was it???” I think most would expect us to say something like “it was amazing!” or “it was incredible!” While both of those are very accurate, I think that it was very different than we all expected.

To begin, this trip wasn’t just a little venture trip down to South America for the fun of exploration. To us this was a trip to see the country where we might spend the rest of our lives. David, the missionary who we went with, tried to make sure that we were able to see what it is like to live there. This meant that we shopped for food and supplies ourselves. We cooked our own meals. We did most of things that we would do if we were living there instead of having everything done for us. Besides this, there were many other things that we were trying to absorb like the cost of living, cost of food, cost of gas, culture differences, language differences, and other factors of life that would be very different for us. To say the least it was mostly a very emotional trip than anything. I wouldn’t say that this means that we were ready to come back to the USA though. Although it is good to be back to be able to think about everything we saw. Now we are excited to head to Buenos Aires (BA) in two months from now.

There will be more next time…

Chau,
Josué

All Safe Here

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Posted on 21st October 2011 by Josué in Culture |Differences |Food and Drink |Trips

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Well, after hours in the air in uncomfortable sleeping positions, we finally made it at 6 this morning. We had a couple fiascoes with the airlines and the luggage, but what else is to be expected? However, we are here now with our luggage.  Lucas, a friend of David’s was gracious enough to pick us up from the airport and take us around the city to run some errands. Córdoba is gorgeous. It’s spring time and the flowers and smells are wonderful…when you separate them from the smells of diesel and other random, undesirable smells. This morning we spent some time around the city. We had an incredible breakfast which consisted of some coffee, toast, and liquidy but delicious yogurt. The tastes, sights, and sounds are wonderful. I wish I could share them all with you but that would give you no incentive to come visit yourself…not to mention I can share the tastes and smells over the internet. (more…)

Córdoba Trip 2011

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Posted on 20th October 2011 by Josué in Facts |General Info |Missions |Update

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Photo taken by calflier001

So, Hannah and I are on our way to Argentina…if we aren’t there already by the time you read this. I suppose there are several posts that I could have written as a prelude to this post, but I was not able to get around to those. So, to catch you up briefly here’s what has happened in the past couple weeks. God has allowed Hannah and I to get in touch with some missionaries (David and Kristen Fulfer) from Argentina who are here in town for furlough. A couple of weeks ago David asked if I would join him in a trip down to Argentina to finish up some stuff there that he needed to take care of. While I was not sure because of my PTO, we checked it out and found out that we could go. So, David and I planned the dates, purchased the tickets, and put a schedule together. (Well, he put the schedule together.) Now we are just hours away from taking off!

I’m going to share with you the itinerary that we have. It includes our agenda and things that you can be praying for each day for us. You will notice that in each date cell, there is some text in the top and text in the bottom. The text in the top area is our agenda and the text in the bottom part is what you can be praying for. Click here for a copy of the calendar in PDF. (more…)

Argentina – Vivir en Argentina

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Posted on 18th April 2011 by Josué in Facts |General Info

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Today, my friend from Córdoba posted a link on Facebook to an eBook to Argentina – Vivir en Argentina (Living in Argentina). The book gives a complete run-down of the country as a whole, the government system, the country’s structure, and plenty more. It is similar information to the CIA World Factbook. It is very educating. Check it out. It’s super useful if you are looking to visit Argentina for a short trip or for life.

Ceibo by Humberto Terenziani

Also, while checking out the DNI cards I noticed that the Ceibo, the national flower, was on the card. This interested me so I looked it up for more information. In English it is called the Cockspur Coral Tree. I think I might get one.

(Thanks to Humberto Terenziani for the picture.)

- Josué