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Samuel Wynn Warde

I am an expatriate.

I am American, and I am now living in Argentina. I am currently in Capital Federal.

My path

About me

I have been in Buenos Aires since December of 2006. I love the city and am very active in the expatriate community. I own Good Morning Buenos Aires (www.goodmorningba.com), an information site and community forum with a free service directory and community calendar. I am the webmaster for the Buenos Aires International Newcomers Downtown Group (www.baindt.org), I am the Buenos Aires Ambassador for Internations (www.internations.org), and I am the events committee chairman for Democrats Abroad Argentina.

I can speak English, some Castellano, some German

My birthday is on 6 April, I was born in 1963

Interests

literature, philosophy, poetry, travel, website design, writing research and editing

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Last post: 2009-10-12 22:50:12
Registered: 2009-06-07

My path

Argentina
Buenos Aires

I am currently living in Argentina since December 2006

My life & projects in this location:

I originally came here for 3 months but fell in love with the city and never left. I am heavily involved in both the Argentina and expatriate community here, ever enjoying the diversity of a wide array of friendships.

My occupation:

www.goodmorningba.com : an information website and forum for the international community of Buenos Aires. www.wynnswoods.com : offering creative services, website and graphic designs, writing editing and research, photography, ebook design, internet marketing, etc. www.wynnwoods.com : creative culinary solutions to include private chef services, catering, a private restaurant, cooking classes, vegetarian and raw vegan services, and the official home to the weekly group "Drinking Liberally" BsAs (open to anyone). www.heartofargentina.com : offering a variety of services to include tours, temporary housing, Spanish and English classes and tutoring, apartment remodels, private shopper and personal assistant services.

What I like about this destination:

I love the pace of life here. There is never any need to rush. Coffee time with friends takes 2 hours, dinner 3 hours.... I love the diversity of culture and friendships I have found here. The architecure, parks, museums, galleries, etc. are all favorites.

What I don't like about this destination:

I found the smog and garbage on the roadways and sidewalks difficult to become accustomed to.

More info about living in Buenos Aires | blog directory | network | pictures | forum

USA
San Francisco

I lived in the USA from June 2003 to December 2006

My life & projects in this location:

I enjoyed having two residences there: a beachfront home south of Mendocino and a city house in the East Bay Area.

My occupation:

Associate Director of Wellness Within, inc. an alternative medicine center in Livermore.

What I liked about this destination:

I loved the geographic diversity within hours of me: the mountains and snow of Tahoe east of me, the desert south of me, ocean west of me and redwood forests north of me.

What I didn't like about this destination:

The traffic and pace of life were a bit too frantic.

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Germany
Frankfurt

I lived in Germany from December 1984 to April 1988

My life & projects in this location:

I enjoyed traveling throughtout Germany and parts Europe in my over 3 years of living there.

My occupation:

I worked as an intelligence analyst and part of a NATO reactionary team.

What I liked about this destination:

I loved the diversity of culture, lifestyle and people. I also loved the fact that Germany is centrally located in Europe making it easy to see other countries. Also, Germany is the cleanest city I have ever visited in the world.

What I didn't like about this destination:

Shopping hours are such that it is difficult to work and get the things you need.

More info about living in Frankfurt | blog directory | network | pictures | forum

USA
Texas

I lived in the USA from April 1963 to December 1984

My life & projects in this location:

I was born in Fayetteville, Ark, while may parents were in graduate school, lived in the Dallas area of Texas from 1 1/2 years of age until I moved to Germany in my early 20's. I also lived in Worcester, Mass. for a while, Ponca City, Oklahoma and then California.