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Mar. 26, 2024

During my journeys through South America I have visited 36 towns/cities in Ecuador. In Perú, I visited 48; in Chile, only five; and in Argentina, I visited 16. In Uruguay, I visited five, and in Brazil, three. And in Paraguay I have visited 26. In Colombia I've visited 85. That's 224 towns/cities in South America.

I'm in Barranca, Perú.



Teaching English and El Día de Amor y Amistad

Feb 26, 2015

These four young ladies wanted a picture with me, Christmas 2013, Barranqui

Thursday, 26 February 2015 Teaching English and El Día de Amor y Amistad

Have you ever stopped and given thought to the letter 'u'? Probably not. Why would you? It's just a vowel. Nothing special. But I discovered that the letter 'u' has many sounds, not just what we think of as the traditional "long" and "short" sounds.

Some words to consider:

I need a little help from my friends

Feb 10, 2015

A part of a large mural in a park in Bogota.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 I need a little help from my friends

Helping others help themselves

Jan 9, 2015

A small nativity scene in a park in Barranquilla.

So how are things going for me? You ask? Well, actually, nobody asked. But I will write a little about it anyway.

In 2006, Tucson Arizona, my wife, Cheryl, and we thought we had a future. We had plans to build a house on a 1 acre lot, which we already owned, in the Sonoran desert. I designed the house and had an architect draw up the plans. Then my job went away, her job went away, and we both worked contract jobs. The architect committed fraud, not just against us but against several other clients as well. We never built the house.

The Christmas celebrations start today

Dec 7, 2014

This is part of a Christmas display in one of the parks in Barranquilla.

Hi everybody! I hope all are doing well. I am.

Today, December 7, is the beginning of the Christmas season celebrations. Today is the celebration called "La Virgen de la Inmaculada Concepción" which is "The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception". It is also commonly known as "El Día de las Velitas" or "Day of the candles". They celebrate this day all night long. They have a farolitos (luminarias).

BarranquiJazz and my job at Kal Tire

Sept 18, 2014

One of the many very old churches in Barranquilla.

Hi everybody! I hope all are doing well. I am.

Things have changed quite a lot in my work situation - Kal Tire, my employer, is not my employer any more. I was laid off from my job, as well as 4 or 5 other people, here in Barranquilla, and many, many more at other Kal Tire locations worldwide. The worst part about this is not the loss of income but the loss of the work visa.