Wednesday 31 October 2012
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21:45 Haven’t finished unpacking, and I am already packing to go away for the weekend.
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Tuesday 30 October 2012
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13:56 things that you do not take for granted while living in a developing country number 01. Turning on the tap and having water come out.
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Monday 29 October 2012
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11:54 I am exhausted…. 24hours of travel… 3 hours of sleep… 2 hours of teaching…. now time for a siesta. It is great to be back.
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Sunday 28 October 2012
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5:30 Toronto Pearson International Airport
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5:32 Toronto Pearson International Airport
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14:01 Aereopuerto El Dorado Bogota
First flight done
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14:23 In Bogota waiting for my plane to take off.
I am having a big WTF am I doing moment.
I am emotionally exhausted from the last two weeks. I have been able to hold it in check, but the people I love are back there, and I am moving away from them.
Usually I feel an excitement about the adventure I am on but I don’t feel that. Hmmmmm. Not sure what this means.
Probably because the worst part of the trip is ahead… The bus ride….
Oh well, I am on the plane, and no turning back
Saturday 27 October 2012
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9:11 less than 24 hours before i head south…. so many people I didn’t see that I wanted to, mostly east of the city…..:(
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18:03 Finishing final packing… 4:30 am is when the pick up comes to take me away…again.
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Friday 26 October 2012
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8:31 Tango Palace
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17:34 On my way back to Waterloo to spend Saturday with my folks Â
The airline transit is booked for 4:30 am on Sunday. There is a big storm rolling north from the gulf of Mexico, and another storm moving eastwards from the plains. Added to this mix is a cold front ( which I can feel) and the next week may not be too nice south and east of here. I hope it won’t effect my flight. We will see.
I had a talk with bell mobility about the charges on my phone, and it has been suspended until jan. I wanted to cancel, but I still have a contract. Arrrrrgh
The bus took an interesting route through downtown… On streets that did not exist the last time I was here. Toronto is growing up so fast, construction cranes are everywhere.
I have not taken a single image so far in my trip.
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17:43 Is life about the pursuit of happiness, or just trying to control the turmoil.
A lot of people I talked to, their main purpose was to try and control outside forces in their lives, trying to deal with health, family and all that entails.
People say I am brave for living the life I do, but is it bravery or cowardness in trying to run away from the struggles of life?
I have been thinking about my return to Lola and what I plan to take, and do.
I have a nice computer display that would be great to take with me. When I originally packed for this one of my criteria was the be able to move easily and quickly if I needed to. The display will be moving away from that.
So do I want to start settling in loja or do I still want to be able to move easily. The decision on the monitor is a decision about this. At the beginning of the week, before I visited Toronto, I was taking it with me… Now I don’t think so.
Thursday 25 October 2012
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9:55 I enjoyed catching up with my nephew and his new wife last night. They are good people and a good couple.
I am a little tired this morning. I like staying at KEVINS but the heating pipes snap when the boiler for the building turns on. So my sleep was interrupted a few times.
Toronto is changing! Even in the short time I have been away there have been building that have come down, Buildings that have gone up, stores that have opened and stores that have closed.
I like Toronto, but I wonder if there is a place in the city for me.
Today is a busy day, meeting Yeva at her parents house, then hanging in the afternoon with scott. Â
I still don’t know if I am leaving tomorrow PM ot Saturday AM.
Wednesday 24 October 2012
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8:27 WOW… things have changed in the world…. an item is quoted on Vistek’s web site less than on the B&H site….
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11:16 Reading about the rains in Loja… I hope everyone is dry and OK.
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12:55 My show and tell went very well last night. I am not sure if all enjoyed it but it was fun to give
Today I am meeting my nephew for dinner. I had a couple of other plans but they have fallen through. That is how life goes.
It is good to get to sit and listen to music while doing work on the computer. Very worthwhile use of time…:)
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13:25 Proud of myself… walked down the cookie isle and didn’t buy anything…
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Tuesday 23 October 2012
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10:43 This whole trip has been an emotional minefield, with any one of the many events maybe the one that triggers a cascade. Â
Yesterday I saw a couple of people I have not seen in a long time. Hearing what they have been through is difficult. But the good Thing is that people survive.
A question I keep getting asked is am
I happy… And I think I can say I am.
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16:35 “If you’re brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting, which can be anything from your house to bitter, old resentments, and set out on a truth-seeking journey, either externally or internally, and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher and if you are prepared, most of all, to face and forgive some very difficult realities about yourself, then the truth will not be withheld from you.”
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Monday 22 October 2012
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8:19 It had been a great weekend with my parents.
All the hospital news has been good.
I did find out that my ex-father-in-law died on Saturday. He was 92 I believe.
I don’t like the thought of getting old.
This weekend a lot got accomplished. A trip to the dump with printed material, a trip to the thrift store with bags of clothes… And the cutting up of many DVDs of images.
I could take another week to go through images and papers, but time has run out.
Today I am off to Toronto to visit friends and do a show and tell on Tuesday. So many people to see, so little time.
Sunday 21 October 2012
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11:56 Turkey Dinner with Pumpkin pie…..
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Friday 19 October 2012
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7:58 I drove my parents to london last night. Spent the night in a great hotel near the hospital.
This morning my dad is going in for tests on his heart.
The good thing is I had a chance to spend a couple of hours last night having coffee with my friend Randy. He moved back to London after splitting with his wife.
My day today revolves around hospitals, my dad in London and a good friend in Toronto general. The worst part is, I am just an observer. Nothing I can say or do can affect the outcome of any of these events.
Thursday 18 October 2012
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11:43 The task has shifted from overpowering to almost manageable
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23:29 London, Ontario
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Wednesday 17 October 2012
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14:39 Sorting through my clothes. The “rule” is if you haven’t worn it in two years you are supposed to toss it. I wonder what the rule is for not having seen it for over two years…. 🙂
I came back with an almost empty bag. I plan to load it with clothes and stuff so that I can replace worn out items.
I do have to make some decisions. Do I pay for another bag? If so, what else do I take? My cinema display ( boy does it look good)
More clothes ( really don’t have space or want a lot more, but some warmer would be nice…)
Camping equipment( yes I want to spend more time in the Andes )
Some bits and pieces of photo stuff. ( I do need a tripod for the direction my work is going. )
Tuesday 16 October 2012
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19:01 Stage one accomplished
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20:14 I have been to Toronto and cleaned out my storage space. Thanks to Kevin taking my books ( he didn’t want the until he found out they were picture books….:) ) Now my stuff is spread all over the basement… And, though she doesn’t say it, I know my mom doesn’t like the mess.
I have been sorting into 3 piles ( mentally) stuff to try and take south, stuff to get rid of ( garbage and donate) and stuff to keep here.
My goal is to keep the here pile as small as possible, with to go south pile small as well.
It is tough getting rid of possessions. What is it about man that makes him a gatherer / hoarder. Is this a learned trait or is it an instinctive behavior?
Monday 15 October 2012
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12:31 I am in Waterloo…very happy to see the parents!!!!! but where is the beautiful fall weather I was promised?
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16:38 Back in Canada for less than 12 hours and where do we visit….. surprisingly not timmies but Canadian Tire
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Sunday 14 October 2012
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7:41 I am sitting in the airport  I have a 2:30 flight. I am here at 7 am.
I took the midnight bus, which is supposed to be 8 or 9 hours. It was in about 7. Now what to do for the hours?
The bus ride was very uneventful and I did get some sleep.
It is a $3 cab ride from the bus to the airport. The bus terminal is at the end of the runway of the airport, but the route to get there is long, due to one way streets.
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10:05 Guayaquil International Airport (José JoaquÃn de Olmedo)
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11:20 The family is so important to ecuadorians. And it even shows at The airport. One person is leaving And 10 show up to see them off
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17:44 I remember one of the main reasons I don’t like flying on weekends… Tourists.
The experienced traveller who knows the routine makes a much more pleasant traveling companion then the people who don’t know how to find their seats… Don’t know boarding procedures etc
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23:40 Toronto Pearson International Airport
Made it
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23:42 Sitting and waiting for the airways transit to take me to my parents place.
The flight was boring… Which is how I like it. This is one place in my life where I don’t want excitement.
I also realize I need to reset the time on my phone…..
Saturday 13 October 2012
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8:55 Start of a long day…clean, pack, shoot, bus, airplane, Toronto….
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