{"id":1935,"date":"2013-07-11T22:03:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T21:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielebesana.com\/blog\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2013-07-12T09:29:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T08:29:32","slug":"salsa-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielebesana.com\/blog\/life\/salsa-van","title":{"rendered":"The end of Salsa (van)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cA lesson will keep repeating itself until it is learned. Life first will send the lesson to you in the size of a pebble; if you ignore the pebble, then life will send you a brick; if you ignore the brick, life will send you a brick wall; if you ignore the brick wall, life will send you a demolition truck.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>– Oprah Winfrey<\/p>\n

When the van broke down twice in a month, I was puzzled trying to see the lesson I had to learn, but what I did not miss to see was the demolition truck.<\/p>\n

It came for good and took my van away!
\nThe engine was damaged beyond repair and I sold it, broken, for 600 euro.<\/p>\n

Maybe the lesson was that Dutch mechanics are like Dutch doctors (I already wrote about the Dutch health system<\/a>).
\nOr that I should stop trusting everyone with my vehicles.
\nOr maybe simply that I should not have a van.<\/p>\n

While I’m searching for the lesson to be learned, I stay positively sad: it’s better than he broke down in Amstelveen, close to Amsterdam, rather then here in Latvia where I’m now…<\/p>\n

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Some memories<\/h2>\n

I explained long time ago why I bought the van<\/a> in first place.<\/p>\n

It was March 2010 and since then I started collecting great memories with the Salsa van.<\/p>\n

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The first picture of us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He participated to many Salsa events, with or without me, in Berlin, Hamburg, Limburg, Koln, Dusseldorf, Antwerpen.<\/p>\n

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On the way to Hamburg – people dancing on the highway, outside the van<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I even visit a couple of customers with the van, normally parking quite far from their office.<\/p>\n

We went to Texel to jump of of a plane with him, and we carried wood on him. But the logs were full of bugs and the van got infested.<\/p>\n

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Friends loading bugs infested logs in the van<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I drove back to Italy with him, passing by Mainz and Jochberg to visit Gianluca and Geg.<\/p>\n

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Parked in Germany – facing the competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He reached Poland once, with Roxi. I remember the relief when I got her text message informing me hat they arrived safe and sound!<\/p>\n

He carried couches, tables, bikes, fridges, and people. Great Salsa dancing stars and humans alike.<\/p>\n

The legend goes that once even the great Fernando Sosa got picked up from the airport with the van.<\/p>\n

The van was used for multiple sports, from kite surfing till fornication.<\/p>\n

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Kite Surfing time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even mom loved him!<\/p>\n

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Mom and auntie on the van<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0Twice was found out of battery, and twice was lock with the keys inside (you may be surprise to know how easy is to open a car!).<\/p>\n

But I never slept in the van.
\nThis was planned for the trip I’m doing now in the Baltic countries: driving around and sleeping in the van.<\/p>\n

But the van didn’t like this plan and decided otherwise, so I had to change plans and I’m now on… bicycle.<\/p>\n

And like someone that just lost his pet, I now say “I don’t want another van now… well, maybe in the future”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA lesson will keep repeating itself until it is learned. 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