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Category: trip

Saturday, July 05, 2008

Back…

While the vibes of South America are still rushing through our vains, we have in the meantime arrived back home in Tokyo. Now acclamatizing to the muggy heat and trying to shed the jetlag. Things are not always easy in Japan with it’s cultural “rules” and inability to be flexible,…

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Hablo espaƱol!

All is muy, muy bien here in Colombia. I’m loving it. Started my Spanish course last week and am loving that too. I did an entry test and was allowed to skip level 1. The course is indeed intense: in one lesson (4 hours a day, from 8 am to…

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Hello, my name is

We meant to post this one a while back but didn’t get a chance to do so. Somehow it’s hard to be disciplined and sit down to organize the pictures we’ve already got. Heh…

Anyway, in preparation for our trip we figured it would be fun and practical…

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Monday, March 17, 2008

quepasa!

As of today, this blog is officially launched! Check back regularly to see what we’re up to. Don’t be disappointed if there’s not more than a weekly update though.
Hey, after all we’ll be off on our honeymoon, spending our time mostly not behind computers! heh…

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

19-day countdown

The tickets are paid, housesitter has been found, and spring is upon us. With a bit of luck we’ll be able to catch some cherryblossoms and do a small ‘hasta la vista’ hanami party, just before we leave!

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives

Only about 5 weeks left before we’re of to South America. cool smile 
Lots of things to prepare, and work projects to manage.

Finally the ticket prices for april are coming in. I tried to make a booking using my…

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Colombia here we come

Manuel got his leave of absence officially approved today! Look at his happy message to my phone:

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

footprint

Today it is Sinterklaas, but we’re not really doing anything with it. Saving it for another year…

Our days and weeks are full. The usual end-of-year rush brings lots and lots of work. And I am spending a fair amount of time singing with the…

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