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Sixth Take- Is it an Elf or a Simple Person?

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Greetings from Thailand! I t's hard to believe I arrived in Armenia on June 22, 2022 and after two years, I said farewell.  I leave behind a nice life in Armenia where I've built a support system and made life long friends.  My Russian and Armenian friends are making plans to visit Thailand, with the new visa laws they can travel   here for 60 days  visa exempt. My plan is to stay in Thailand for a year and beyond that depends on the life that I build for myself while I'm here.  In June I suddenly turned 70 and I have the hearing aids to prove it. It's a cliche but true, the years go by fast. My time in Armenia gave me a view of the world that I wouldn't have otherwise known, the fear of Russia in post Soviet countries still exists. In a recent conversation with a Turk who said, "it's difficult living in middle east and the caucus countries "  he's right. In October I visited Latvia and Estonia for Intra-league European Qualifying fubol. Armenia, a...

Fifth Take- Egypt's Hits and Take Aways

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  In May I met my friends, Kathy Hanks and Michael Wilson, in Egypt for an Egyptian experience.  The antiquities, tombs, temples and pyramids were exactly as the photos and videos that I've watched over the years.  The experience of seeing them up front was mind blowing and their grandeur was awe inspiring.  I was surprised to learn the span of the ancient Egyptian civilization, extending from Aswan to Alexandria to wherever the Nile flowed.   Paintings at the tombs of the Nobles The Spinx                                                         Tutankhamun's Hunting Chest                                            Karnack Temple Ramses II Temple                  ...