Category: Philosophy

On a recent brief visit to Crimea to the sea, while exploring the area near my hotel, I noticed a partially constructed building, obviously left derelict for a number of years.  It was similar to so many that can be seen in cities, towns and villages all across the country.  It would appear that on […]

As we witness what appears to be the demise of civility and the collapse of one of history’s most advanced societies, it is perhaps time to reflect on what has value in this life.  For me this has been constant in my mind and heart since my return to Ukraine from Canada in April 2006. […]

After a short hiatus from writing, mostly because of a busy schedule, and maybe the necessity to learn a new lesson, the restless in my soul has been once again stirred by the muse.  Found on a train, this time to Budapest, my thoughts were stirred, my emotions teased and this expression was stimulated.  There […]

A less than auspicious re-entry I have been back in Ukraine for almost a month after a whirlwind trip back to Canada traveling between Montreal, Stratford, Newfoundland then back to Montreal, Ottawa and Stratford before leaving for a few days in Scotland and Budapest and arriving back in Uzhgorod on April 2nd.  I agreed to […]

Several years ago when I was living and working in Scotland I happened upon an elderly woman, formerly from Newfoundland but by this time a long term resident of Scotland.    An eccentric person she had come to Scotland as a nurse and was, at that particular time, in the midst of writing a thesis in […]

Here I am half way through my current volunteer contract in Ukraine.  For me it’s been six months of travel, interaction and learning.  Yet, at this stage there is so much I don’t understand much less appreciate and language is only a minimal component  as even the people whom I have met that have been […]