Previous 'My Ukrainian Heritage' Diary Entries Catch up on previous diary entries from ’My Ukrainian Heritage': Part 6 …
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Loss of Family. Leaving Ukraine for Survival – Part 5 of My Ukrainian Heritage
Can you imagine having to leave your family and your country for their survival and yours? That the decision Mikhail had to make. …
Adventures Between the Tides at Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie
As I sat on the stone steps leading down to Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie that first night, with a simple …
Conscripted! Siberian Worker’s Army to World War II Soldier – Part 4 of My Ukrainian Heritage
From one army / nightmare into another. Join Mikhail's story where we last left off, with his forced conscription into the …
A Night Under the Stars with my Cat in Grasslands National Park’s West Block near Val Marie, Saskatchewan
One of my favourite things about driving across Canada is the ability to visit and sleep in some of the magnificent and diverse …
Exploring a Vortex at Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona
This summer, I had the chance to fly down from beautiful British Columbia to sunny Arizona. One of my favourite spots to stop by …
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Hiding in Plain Sight from the Dekulakization in Valuyki – Part 3 of My Ukrainian Heritage
In part 3 of 'My Ukrainian Heritage', Laryssa shares how her father nearly evades capture during dekulakization in Russia by …
Making Mochi and Exploring Japanese Canadian Culture on the Culture Travels Podcast
In this episode of the Culture Travels Podcast (that was first recorded live in studio on the Fireside Chat App on February 5, …
Canadian Vegetarian Foodie Travel Advisory : Peameal Bacon is NOT a Pea Protein Bacon Substitute
Growing up Canadian, it had never occurred to me that this would need to be said, that is until my friend David from Canada …
Fleeing Dekulakization in Early 1930s Russia – Part 2 of My Ukrainian Heritage
In Part 2 of My Ukrainian Heritage, Laryssa shares her father's story of survival in fleeing dekulakization and Polatova, Russia …