Category: Blog
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Still up here on the farm
Still busy as ever up here on the farm. We’re done the major work with the seeding program so that’s good to be finished, now it’s time to spray the seedlings for insects and weeds. For me, my days start at 9 am and don’t finish until 8 pm or so. “Wow, late start!” you…
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Up here on the farm and the SEVEN-YEAR blogoversary
Just a quick update as I haven’t published in a while. As you’ll notice, I’m no longer in China, a situation I will explain in a later email. Currently I’ve moved up to my Uncle’s farm once again (first time in FIVE YEARS) to drive some tractors for the Canadian seeding season. Last time I…
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A Little Update – March 14, 2017
So it’s been about two months since I last posted, sadly I even missed posting in February which means there is now a hole in my publication record! The reason for the delay is because of a few changes That have happened in the last month. For those following along, yes, I did finish the…
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February 10, 2017: The day I found out my father died
The morning sunrise over Tomsk, Russia, where I Iearned of my father’s passing at the age of 73. He is now part of that sunshine, everyday rising and setting as it has for centuries and millenia over many generations of people and will continue to do so until the end of time. Like my father,…
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Giving up on Chinese for… Russian?
As I mentioned in my previous post, I hadn’t done much reading in English this semester because I had another thought: why not read in another language? To which you might respond “Chinese, right?” Well, no. You see, I’ve got kinda fed up with Chinese. Not only is learning Chinese difficult, it’s made more difficult…