Hello. You may call me Dennis. It's the name my parents gave me at birth. I am likely called a host of other names nowadays but a few are likely inappropriate for a mixed audience. I was born in time to witness just a few months of the 1950s with tiny blue eyes. I grew up, went to school, and eventually became prepared to earn a living as a teacher.
After that, in the early 1980s, I ventured out into the world at large at the age of 22. It really did turn out to be big! After a few years, I met my partner when we were employed in Saudi Arabia. More time and a few other Middle Eastern teaching positions passed. Finally, after almost a dozen years in the Gulf, we moved to western Canada. That was in 1996.
My final and longest job was with the BC Institute of Technology. Starting in 1997, I was a language instructor there for seventeen years. I taught technical and business English to adult, international students and new Canadians. It was a fascinating career move and an emotionally rewarding experience. Yet, I stopped as soon as it became financially feasible. My liberation from work was granted in late 2014 at the age of 55.
Since taking advantage of early retirement, Jay and I have chosen to live overseas during dreary, wet, west-coast winters. We have saved money but spent many extraordinary months in countries such as Mexico, Egypt, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, the UAE, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Mauritius and South Africa. As you may have guessed, we love summers in beautiful British Columbia but now savour enjoying part of each year in newly-adopted sunny spots.
This daily, online journal has been active for well over twenty years. It's how we can easily recall specifics about the things we've done and when we did them. I'm honoured to be able to share our experiences with you here.
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