J Kathleen Thompson

POTATO PEELINGS, PATCHES AND THE ALBANIAN RIVIERA

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|Date: September 27, 2022
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POTATO PEELINGS, PATCHES AND THE ALBANIAN RIVIERA

Subscription to the traveller’s belief that ‘the universe will provide’ was not helping air stay in my ti ...

Subscription to the traveller’s belief that ‘the universe will provide’ was not helping air stay in my tire at the side of a highway in Albania. Every strategy - switching tubes, unfolding spare tires ...

September 27, 2022
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‘GO FOR THE GOOD’: ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING

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‘GO FOR THE GOOD’: ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING

Looking back on perhaps the strangest period of our collective history, I realize that some of the bright ...

Looking back on perhaps the strangest period of our collective history, I realize that some of the brighter moments came during my weekly lessons with my Greek language teacher in Thessaloniki. Sure, ...

August 29, 2022
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BUILDING CHORAL COMMUNITIES

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BUILDING CHORAL COMMUNITIES

If you ask people why they sing in a choir, be prepared for some passionate responses. “The voice express ...

If you ask people why they sing in a choir, be prepared for some passionate responses. “The voice expresses our soul, who we are. And when you sing with others – pulling the cart together, so to speak ...

May 29, 2022
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REIGNITING AN OLD FLAME: RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN YOUR SIXTIES

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REIGNITING AN OLD FLAME: RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN YOUR SIXTIES

Have you ever caught yourself wanting to relive that excitement of enrolling in classes and stepping onto ...

Have you ever caught yourself wanting to relive that excitement of enrolling in classes and stepping onto campus that first day to plunge into the depths of a subject you are passionate about? And the ...

November 24, 2021
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THE PRIVILEGE OF AGING

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THE PRIVILEGE OF AGING

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not,but rejoices for those which he has. ...

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not,but rejoices for those which he has. –Epictetus The efforts to hang on to our younger selves, and the appearance and fitness and kn ...

October 27, 2021
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HUMBLE HEROES: A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER

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HUMBLE HEROES: A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER

We all have our own heroes – people we admire for their single-minded devotion to a cause, who, despite t ...

We all have our own heroes – people we admire for their single-minded devotion to a cause, who, despite the heartache and the hardship, accomplish the impossible. Their causes are usually directed to ...

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RICHARD REID: GETTING BETTER!

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RICHARD REID: GETTING BETTER!

"Still Air" watercolour. Artwork Photo: Richard Reid With Observatory Mountain rising sharply behind the ...

"Still Air" watercolour. Artwork Photo: Richard Reid With Observatory Mountain rising sharply behind the window of his home in Grand Forks, BC, artist and printmaker Richard Reid, at age 90, is absorb ...

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The Pamir Highway: Cycling the Summit of the Silk Road

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|Date: July 30, 2020
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The Pamir Highway: Cycling the Summit of the Silk Road

The Pamir Highway in the Pamir-Alai mountains of Central Asia is the second highest road in the world. If ...

The Pamir Highway in the Pamir-Alai mountains of Central Asia is the second highest road in the world. If you are going to cycle it, there are a few things you’ll need: a bike that can handle frame re ...

July 30, 2020
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