Category: Blog
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Summer is here and that means scheduling some days off
Working work work but two new chairs I can honestly say that time has flown, particularly the last year and half since my trip through Russia began in January of 2017. Since then I’ve basically been on the move, even when I was back in Canada I was still moving around quite a bit despite…
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Christmas with Chinese Characteristics
Christmas overseas, especially in Asian countries such as China, just isn’t the Christmas I grew up with. I grew up in a Ukrainian-Canadian household in which church played an integral role in our Christmas celebrations / holiday season / festivities / Christmas. Recall the “Christ” part of Christmas? Yea, my family took that part kinda…
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Reading Chinese
I’ve been back in Beijing for about six months now and have finally gotten settled into my new apartment on the other side of town. Whereas before I was in the student district, now I’m very much in the expat district. This isn’t a problem insofar as food options is concerned, but it is a…
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Eight years of blogging
This post marks eight years of writing online, otherwise known as blogging. I didn’t think much of really taking my blog far at the beginning (and I still kinda don’t) but it has served as a good benchmark for both my travels and my life in general over the last eight years. You see, I…
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Chinese changes
It’s nearing the end of the month again so that means I should probably post in an effort to keep some sort of continuity going on my blog. I’m coming up to eight years of blogging this April for which I hope to do a little write up on what I’ve learned so far. But…