Monthly Archives: January 2003

You asked for photos, you’re getting photos

Posted on January 31, 2003 by Kirkman

I just got back 50 digital images on CD. Oh yeah, baby… 500 megs of photographic beauty. Here are a few for your viewing pleasure. I’m on the roof of a building near the Basílica Menor de San Lorenzo.

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A full, satisfying day

Posted on January 31, 2003 by Kirkman

Today was a day of blessings. It started early. We had a full morning planned: going to the bank to change dollars to bolivianos… then going to the photo store to check on the cost of scanning film to a … Continue reading →

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Tidbits about life here

Posted on January 30, 2003 by Kirkman

I forgot to post one of my entries from last week when I visited the Santa Cruz Zoo. If you’d like to read about it, click here. Anyway, I’m no longer “wrestling” with the electric shower. Instead, we’ve settled into … Continue reading →

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I never turn down a free meal

Posted on January 29, 2003 by Kirkman

Tuesday was “Eat For Free Day” for me. For breakfast, I ate again with Arnold and Greta Wry, who have basically told me that any time I want to eat breakfast with them is fine. Then for lunch, Yoli and … Continue reading →

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Trouble accessing this site?

Posted on January 28, 2003 by Kirkman

I know some people have had a little trouble accessing this website at times. For reasons I don’t yet understand, it appears that just using the link http://www.joshrenaud.addr.com/ is sometimes not enough. Appending index.html to the end of that address … Continue reading →

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HEAT WAVE!

Posted on January 28, 2003 by Kirkman

There wasn’t much new Monday, except for the heat. It got very hot today! Monday morning, Yoli and I went back to El Jordán to do some work. She spent much of her time translating a prayer newsletter for Corina, … Continue reading →

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Too much sitting numbs my bum

Posted on January 27, 2003 by Kirkman

On Sunday we had made plans to visit Yoli’s uncle Adonai again, since he told us that weekends are the best time to come by. We had some breakfast and then spent time together talking about Ecclesiastes chapter 3, which … Continue reading →

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Kilometro 52

Posted on January 27, 2003 by Kirkman

I took my first trip outside the city of Santa Cruz on Saturday. We travelled about 50 kilometers to Casa Hogar Nacer, a boys home to rehabilitate street kids.

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The turtles are in heat: my visit to the Zoo

Posted on January 25, 2003 by Kirkman

Friday was another one of those turnabout days. When Yoli was in the States, I took her to the St. Louis Zoo. So Friday she took me to the Santa Cruz Zoo. I noticed the zoos had one thing in … Continue reading →

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A trip to the market

Posted on January 24, 2003 by Kirkman

Thursday was an interesting day. First, the weather has been unusually mild the whole time I’ve been here. There were a few hot days, but overall I have to say the weather has been great. Today was especially mild, and … Continue reading →

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