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Silver Linings
We had lunch yesterday with some friends and grilled out. Every time I see a grill, I get a tad homesick for Argentina and miss the delicious asados that I could be having if only I was on the other side of the world. In Argentina, they slow cook meat over coals for several hours [...]
Give it a Rest
I missed posting yesterday because of a holiday, which is fairly appropriate given what I want to talk about. Today, I want to address the subject of rest. In our culture, the hard driver who never takes time off and puts in long days without end is lionized. We love people who work too hard [...]
Finishing Well
There are times when I feel like I’ve been a missionary forever. Deb and I came to Argentina when we were 25. I’m only 31 now, but in those 6 years, we’ve had two kids and seen and done a lot. Then I step back and realize that 5 or 10 good years at the [...]
Coming home
If you’ve ever been away from home to engage with another culture for any length of time, you know that there is a period of readjustment. The more different from home the culture you visited was, the more intense the dissonance will be when you return. Culture is a powerful thing; it is the organizing [...]
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