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Maybe it’s time to take a little break from finance, technology and real estate. My wife is from the Philippines so is naturally proud of everything Filipino. That means we have to watch American Idol as she texts like crazy to vote for Remielle, no matter how bad she sang her song.

It also means that since we saw the hosts on Good Morning America doing the Papaya Dance, we have to be gung ho for the Papaya Dance. The Papaya Dance is a dance started by a game host in the Philippines. Edu Manzano is actually the coolest TV host in the Philippines. I just love the way Edu Manzano speaks with authority and I think he’d make a great newscaster or even politician. Remember, image is everything, substance is nothing.

So my wife is training the kids to do the Papaya Dance. In case you are curious, here is a video of the Papaya Dance.

I am amazed with the explosion of real estate for sale on sites like YouTube. There are literally thousands of videos of properties for sale. I shouldn’t be amazed, anything that helps get a property noticed is a good thing if you are selling real estate like I am.

Unfortunately for me, my clients want videos for their properties as well and I am not good at video or video editing. That means I am busy trying to find an open source video editor for Linux and I am not having any real luck. I guess I will have to look at Windows if I can’t find one.

Any suggestions for a video editor that works in Ubuntu?

In La Paz Travel Part 1, we got to see parts of travel in La Paz Bolivia from the perspective of an American traveler in 1943. These videos were put together by the US government and resemble social studies films, but never the less, they offer a good glimpse into La Paz and its sights.
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La Paz, Bolivia is the capital of Bolivia. I like travel videos because they give you much more insight into a place than would be possible otherwise. I found this great travel video, its made in 1943 and gives a nice introduction to what La Paz, Bolivia is about and gives it through the eyes of an American traveler more than 60 years ago.

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Puerto Montt, Chile sits in southern Chile, south of the Chilean Lakes region. It’s a beautiful port city that sites against the backdrop of the snow-capped Andes Mountains. Puerto Montt is beautiful city that is worth a look by any expat considering living in Chile. It has relatively mild climate akin to the Pacific Northwest. This is a video of Puerto Montt.
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