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Encarnación sign along the waterfront, costañera, across from the Super Seis supermarket.

Encarnación, Paraguay Expatriat Community

Jan. 27, 2024

Here in Encarnación there is an expat group meetup twice a month. I'm surprised by the number of expats in this small city. Many of those expatriates (expats) come from Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian World Congress, there are supposedly 40,000 Ukrainians living in Paraguay. Ukrainians first came from Argentina, just across the Paraná River from Encarnacón, in the 1920s due to the economic problems at that time. They started arriving in Argentina in the late 19th century.

Encarnación sign along the waterfront, costañera, across from the Super Seis supermarket.

On building a house

Apr 11, 2006

We are planning on relocating to Tucson, AZ. Time for warmth and sunshine. Been in the Seattle area far too long. Moss is starting to grow on me. I don't want to become a 'mossback' as some call Seattle-ites.

So Cheryl and I have designed a house, the house, the one we are going to build in Tucson. Actually, about a half-hour southwest of Tucson in a subdivision called Diamond Bell Ranch. We've looked at hundreds of plans, online and in books, and decided to design our own floorplan. I have, and it is good. It's a U-shaped house, with a swimming pool in the inside of the U, and the entry at the 'bottom' of the U. There will be a detached garage with a covered 'breezeway' between it and the house. (Not sure if 'breezeway' is the correct term.)

Encarnación sign along the waterfront, costañera, across from the Super Seis supermarket.

Lay-off, moving, and Easter

Apr 9, 2006

Well, it happened. Friday the 8th, I was layed-off at work. Three 0'clock in the afternoon I'm called into the controllers office, he and the operations manager and I. Turns out my boss new nothing of this before hand. After I was called into the office he was told to lock my computer account. That left him wondering what was going on. When I got back to my desk, he was there waiting, and asked me what was going on. He was completely blind sided by this one.

Encarnación sign along the waterfront, costañera, across from the Super Seis supermarket.

Welcome to the Wiegand home page!

Apr 4, 2006

Hi and welcome! What we have here is a simple web site of stuff we are interested in, and willing to share with the world.

For example, we have posted a photo gallery of places we have visited - quite a few national parks, state parks and others.

I have information about online racing, I am in a league called GTR Endurance League. I will be writing reviews of the various tracks, hopefully one a month, or thereabouts. I have something like 120 tracks installed.