Why I May Still Be Canadian
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I am originally from Canada, but have been living in Israel for the past 35 years. I have been involved in many international educational initiatives utilizing the Internet and have been running a virtual English teachers network for the last 15 years.
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Someone pass me the remote
Posted on 04/05/2013
I grew up before the days of cable or satellite TV, in Scarborough - a small suburb of Toronto. Like everyone else, we picked up broadcasts by means of a roof top antenna, with a very...
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And now the book: Why I May Still Be Canadian
Posted on 25/04/2013
A few months ago, I was approached by a publisher to turn my blog - Why I May Still Be Canadian - into a book (paperback)."Turn a blog into a book?" I asked myself....
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Wake up and smell the flowers
Posted on 11/02/2013
No, they aren’t roses. These be wild flowers. Wild, but protected by the Nature Authority. Israelis may be a grumpy, aggressive, loud lot - but they sure like their wild flowers. On a...
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The Puzzle Maker
Posted on 15/01/2013
I have started doing puzzles - jigsaw puzzles. There is something therapeutic, soothing, yet stimulating in sitting in front of a puzzle for a few hours each evening. I imagine that we use...
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Travelling the Italian Way
Posted on 10/01/2013
What is loyalty, really? I know you can be loyal to a husband, a wife, a country, or a friend... but what about being loyal to an airline?For five consecutive years I travelled from Tel...
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Canadian Passport Blues Revisited
Posted on 05/10/2012
Canada has recently initiated the “Simplified Renewal Application Process” for a new Canadian passport. Yes, really. Does this mean that we are no longer left with the dreadful...
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When New Years comes twice a year
Posted on 14/09/2012
Doesn’t seem fair, does it - that we get to celebrate New Years twice a year. First time around: family, gefilte fish and presents. Second time around: friends, cocktails and...
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Is Ageing all in the Mind?
Posted on 03/08/2012
A friend of mine sent me an article: “Can you trick your ageing body into feeling younger?” bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11284180I am not sure what she meant by sending me this....
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Look into my eyes, so that I know I am real
Posted on 06/07/2012
“I believe there is nothing more thrilling than eye contact while speaking.” Her words echoed through me. So many images. Images of time past and of things that are yet to...
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And where are you from, laddie?
Posted on 29/06/2012
“Where are you from?” is a question I was often asked in Scotland.How do I answer that? Canada? Israel? Does it really matter what I choose? For so long, my only travelling was...
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