With a Grain of Druska
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I was born and raised in a farming community in south-central Kansas. After graduating from the University of Kansas, I began to follow one of my dreams, the desire to experience life in another country, by moving to Taiwan. I currently live in Vilnius, Lithuania with my wife, son, and daughter. I make my living working as a freelance editor.
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Time for a Change
Posted on 18/04/2013
It's tax time again! And once again it's time for me to reflect on the incredible amount of money that I'm paying. I could speak about robbery or theft. After all, the money...
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10 Days in Chongqing
Posted on 24/09/2012
My wife and I recently had the good fortune of stumbling on some cheap Finnair tickets to Chongqing, China. Finnair opened a new route to that city earlier this summer (the first European...
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The Lovetones
Posted on 31/08/2012
About a month ago, my wife and I spent 10 days in Chongqing, China. I plan to post something about that before too long. Anyway, we stayed in the Yangtze River Hostel there, all in all a...
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Education reform, Finland, and the USA
Posted on 26/04/2012
If you're interested in education or education reform (particularly in the USA), this article, "What the U.S. can't learn from Finland about ed reform", is well worth...
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Who Is Willing to Be Unplugged?
Posted on 25/04/2012
A reading suggestion: Unplugging Americans From The Matrix. No, it's not an article about the internet. It's an article that in one respect compares the United States and China...
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Justice system in Lithuania strongly criticised
Posted on 28/02/2012
"It's difficult to say anything good about the justice system in Lithuania. Its incompetence and inefficiency are shockingly obvious. Most pre-trial investigations stop at the...
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Situation at Snoras worse than suspected, bank to be...
Posted on 30/11/2011
Of course Snoras, a Lithuanian bank taken over by the Lithuanian government on 16 November, has been in the news a lot recently. I first wrote about this situation here: Fifth largest bank...
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Problems with education reform in Lithuania
Posted on 18/11/2011
An article (in Lithuanian) that recently appeared on the Lithuanian news site Delfi confirms some of the problems I touched on in my 24 October post, "Life in Lithuania II,"...
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Fifth largest bank in Lithuania seized by government
Posted on 17/11/2011
Snoras, the fifth largest bank in Lithuania, was seized by the government on 16 November. An article in English covering this event can be found here: Lithuania Seeks Missing Assets in...
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Life in Lithuania II
Posted on 24/10/2011
There's a lot of talk about education reform in Lithuania now. Various ideas have been put forward. The current Minister of Education and Science says that a lot has been accomplished....
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