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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: February 2010
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Friday, February 26, 2010. You also might be in Ukarumpa if . . . You remember that you have invited eight people over for dinner, but you only have six chairs. So 45 minutes before your guests arrive you call your next door neighbours and ask to borrow two chairs from them. And their dining room chairs are exactly the same as yours. Wednesday, February 24, 2010. You might be in Ukarumpa if . . . Monday, February 22, 2010. Friday, February 19, 2010. The other...
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: December 2009
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Monday, December 21, 2009. How to obtain a Christmas tree in PNG:. 1) Go for a run and keep a careful watch on your surroundings, looking out for any stray pine branches. 2) As soon as you find a nice large branch laying in a field, put it over your shoulder and drag it away before a wild animal eats it. (OK, I don't know of any wild animals in PNG that actually eat pine branches . . . but you just can't afford to take any risks.). Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: January 2010
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Friday, January 29, 2010. This is one way to build your house. Thursday, January 28, 2010. For the Scripture Use conference, we wanted to provide the participants with the nicest food we could give them. One morning for breakfast, someone baked over 100 cinnamon rolls! Perspectives can be so different . . . we tried to honor them with our best breakfast, but maybe they would rather have had boiled potatoes! Monday, January 25, 2010. Friday, January 22, 2010.
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: For sale
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Friday, March 5, 2010. Want to have a garage sale without ever leaving your living room? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Enter your email address:. View my complete profile. If you dont speak the language . . . In this we greatly rejoice.
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: If you don't speak the language . . .
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Thursday, March 18, 2010. If you don't speak the language . . . I'm sitting in the Sydney airport, on my way back to the USA! And they just announced my flight, in the language I understand best, so I'd better go get on the plane myself. Next time you hear from me, I shall be on the other side of the Pacific! Thats a great illustration. The announcement here is,Juliann is on her way home! And there are MANY people here who cannot wait to see you!
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: May 2009
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Friday, May 29, 2009. Alpha 338, standing by! For lots of people working in Papua New Guinean villages, two-way radio is still the only way they can communicate with Ukarumpa or the wider world! I love using the radio . . . it makes me feel so official to say, "This is Alpha 338, calling Foxtrot 288! Foxtrot 288, do you read me? Over" Only one person can talk at a time, so you have to hold down a button to talk, and say "over" when you're finished. I know, I ...
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: Auctions
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Friday, March 12, 2010. Today is my last day in the survey office. I don't think I quite believe that I won't be back here on Monday morning . . . I got a Wet suit at Liz and Joyces. I think it had been traveling around for a while. March 12, 2010 at 12:58 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Enter your email address:. View my complete profile. If you dont speak the language . . . In this we greatly rejoice.
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: October 2009
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Monday, October 19, 2009. On the brink of adventure. Now we can get on with things as planned." But just when I'm thinking that nothing crazier than what just happened could possibly happen . . . well, something crazier. I'm finding myself wondering what crazy things will happen this time . . . what new stories will I have on November 10th? Come back in three weeks for the stories! The Kodiak saves the day! The e-mail began innocently enough:. We can only off...
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: June 2009
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Monday, June 29, 2009. You will never believe what appeared in our office this morning. Someone has taken pencils, bent them, set them in the middle of jello molds, and left them on two desks in the survey office! Perhaps Jim Halpert has taken a trip to PNG. What a way to start off a Monday morning . . . makes you wonder what the rest of the week will be like! Friday, June 26, 2009. You never realize how much you depend on something until you lose it! This gu...
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Life & Language Survey in Papua New Guinea: In this we greatly rejoice
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Life and Language Survey in Papua New Guinea. Thursday, March 4, 2010. In this we greatly rejoice. You joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions." Hebrews 10:34. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! What if everything I have in storage gets stolen? Believe that I have an inheritance in heaven that can't perish, spoil, fade, mould, or get stolen? If I do (and I do), then how can I not be willing to put ...
