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Last days in the cold
12/11/2011
Christmas Time - when you think of peaceful evenings with candle light, mulled wine, punch and Christmas music. We did not feel very much of that. We sponsored in Baeumenheim. On 1 December our Kumiko Sakamoto brought two Japanese footballers, including their coach into the house. They wanted to be sponsored and trained. The next day, we sponsored two Vietnamese business partners for our Ahn Nguyen. That night we packed our bags because at the crack of dawn we were off to Canada to Latin American LTS in Toronto. There we were already awaited by our Brazilian and Mexican business partners because it gave so much to celebrate. We have two new Diamonds in Brazil, Cristina & Ednaldo Bispo and Wellington & Simone Patricio, and their Uplines, Sergio & Mariza Viera, who qualified for Founders Diamond at the same time. Of course, they brought a group of Platinums, Rubies and Emeralds to the travel seminar again, and the mood was correspondingly bombastic. Amway Brazil's growth of 93% (!) was mainly due to the success of our sponsor lines. Mavi & Salvador Perez, who were so often in Brazil, and this time in Toronto with us, can be proud of themselves. The largest contingent in Toronto put our Mexican friends. They were happy about everything, and finally, that our first book is also available in Spanish. ( As Amway Ada now also authorized it for the U.S. market.) Finally, it was indeed our Mexicans who had requested the Spanish version the most urgently and promoted it. It was cold in Canada, much colder than at home. The obligatory trip to Niagara Falls was a cold affair. But the unusual coldness of the general enthusiasm did not diminish, on the contrary: The Christmas market on the open grounds of the distillery was like a magnet to our people. And if you were to thoroughly frozen, you just went strolling into the Eaton Centre and do last minute Christmas shopping! Toronto had been the last opportunity for us to pursue festive winter fun. Now we are in Hawaii, where our son David is running the marathon with the Russian managers. From there it goes to Tahiti. For Eva and I have decided this year for summer holiday treats - in the South Seas. What we will see will be reported to you. Because we want to show that life holds more than just work and aging, if you decide to build this unique business for yourselves.
