Life in Ethiopia About a month ago, I flew back to Ethiopia to live and work in the capitol city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. My government office established and runs the Gullele Botanic Garden, the first botanic garden in Ethiopia. Their main agendas are conservation of biodiversity, research, education and eco-tourism. So far, it has … More Mirror Reflections – Ethiopia & Russia
I must admit when I found these two pictures I got excited. My blog is about building bridges between countries through the understanding that we all are very similar. It’s amazing what can be spoken through pictures and I think these two speak a lot. Life in Czech Republic In my time here, I’ve seen … More Mirror Reflections – Czech Republic & Russia
Life in Nepal Lately I’ve really been thinking about whether or not I could live in Nepal. Rabindra and I have discussed this recently and it’s something that scares me a fair bit. He has mentioned that we could move to Nepal if we got sick of life here or after our prime years of … More Mirror Reflections – Nepal & Russia
It was brought to my attention that most bears in Russia work for the Russian mafia. It was concluded that if this is the case all others are illegally in the country. So thanks to a faithful reader I’ve tracked down those who are in the country working in non permanent jobs. As can be … More Picture of the Day – Nov. 20
Today is a very special day “We’ve packed up and are getting ready to go on vacation. No serious “We are” But the neighbors didn’t like being out done so…….. They packed up to go to market. The competition around here is tough. Down around the corner and in a more ritzy neighborhood Chester decides … More Picture of the Day – Oct. 24
Back in the 1960’s every little boy would spend time dreaming about having his own submarine. He would spend hours looking in the back of comic books pouring over the pages with different ads about building one of these for the purpose of taking it to a lake or even the ocean for exploration. I … More Russian Scientists Invent Pedal-Powered Submarine
So we were traveling down the road and all of a sudden coming from the opposite direction this appeared, I had to grab my camera quickly It’s not everyday that one can capture the true Russian inventiveness. (see earlier post on “True Russian Inventors”) The nice part is less rubber is in contact with the … More Picture of the Day – Oct. 18
Yesterday I was able to get the shot of the Russian Mafia Today I want to share the photo of the big guy that was standing behind me as I took the picture. A little imposing don’t ya think. By the way I had a reader yesterday remind me about the bumper sticker In America … More Picture of the Day – Oct. 15
Life in Bosnia-Herzegovina I am a 30 something South African living and working in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. I have been here since 2003. Before that I was in Zenica, near Sarajevo, for 2 years. I belong to an organisation called Youth with A Mission/YWAM and serve here as a volunteer for the Humanitarian … More Mirror Reflections – Bosnia-Herzegovina & Russia
Life in South Africa Hi, I’m Sine, which by the way doesn’t rhyme with “mine.” I’ve been living in Johannesburg, South Africa, since 2010, when our family of six relocated here on an expat assignment. That’s how this blog was born. I wanted to tell other folks the ins and outs about moving to and … More Mirror Reflections – South Africa & Ukraine
Life in Tanzania Karibu sana! This blog describes the adventures of some Aussies volunteering at the Kigamboni Community Centre in Tanzania. The Centre is run entirely by (mostly local) volunteers who offer all kinds of learning and talent development opportunities to over 300 disadvantaged children. These include academic classes, English, acrobatics, dance, handcrafts, sport, and much more. For more information, check out … More Mirror Reflection – Tanzania & Russia
Life In Finland Originally started as observations about various curiosities about living in Finland in comparison to my native Canada (northern Ontario), Life in Finland touches on the humourous, the political, the maddening, the strange and so on. I hope to bring you interesting tidbits on life in Finland. It’s always a learning process and it’s been fun … More Mirror Reflections – Finland & Russia
In the states there are anchormen and women, the weatherman or woman , but in Russia we have Russian Media “DJ’s” giving commentaries like this. It reminded me of the advertising spots on television when they tried to fit 5 minutes of dialogue into 1 minute. Even if you don’t understand what is being said, … More This “One” is for my Russian Friends – Russian Media “DJ”
‘”Jordan has a strange, haunting beauty and a sense of timelessness. Dotted with the ruins of empires once great, it is the last resort of yesterday in the world of tomorrow. I love every inch of it.” King Hussein Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Winston Churchill Even if a … More Mirror Reflections – Jordan & Russia
Russian people are not used to trusting everything cheap. Particular Russian feature is to sit up late in the kitchen and have so-called “about-life” conversations. Russian people avoid speaking about their jobs. (my favorite – Americans talk way to much about their jobs when they should be talking about relationships) The intelligence level is of … More A little bit about Russians
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