Christmas Letters
Below are links to download my Christmas letters. All are in pdf format. They vary quite a bit in length. And in 2003 I seem to have had a writer’s block.
Ecuador, Galapagos, England, China, Hong Kong and Macau
Italy, England, UP, Chile, and Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Peru (including Amazon), UP, Belgium, Scotland, and Australia
India, England, UP, Ukraine, Bolivia and Brazil (illegally)
India, England, UP, Ukraine, Mallorca, California and Japan
BIGGEST: England, India, Ethiopia, UP, US West, Chicago, Traverse City Ukraine, and West Australia
Brief: Ecuador, Paris, Virginia, UP and Ukraine (twice)
Brief: Southern Chile/Patagonia, UP, Ukraine, and Australia
2003:
Sorry, bad case of writer’s block!
Very brief: Not much here, really!
General news and my trip to India, with a few photos thrown in
2006:
Family, friends and travels to India, the UP, Ukraine and Australia. This is the “short” version with photos. Unfortunately, the original pdf I created was 123 MB. I created a compressed pdf, which is only about 7MB, but not all browsers/OSs seem able to download it. You can read it here if you like, instead. (Note: photos keep disappearing from this page. I don’t know why – it may just be too big. I will have to re-do it later.)
2007:
Considering how little I traveled, I sure wrote enough about it. I wandered around Michigan a bit, and spent time in Ukraine. That’s it. But I did get to redo the web site and made lots of pysanky...... This link is to the is to the text only version of the letter. I have added a version with a few photos, and the link follows. (Remember: if you don’t want to learn all about Ukrainian electoral politics, you can skip that section.)
Text with Photos (Web version)
Much like 2006, but without the Australia part. My dad had heart surgery, l limiting my fall travel to Cleveland. Extensive travels in Ukraine, though, as I got to wander about the internaty of Volyn for several days, as well as finally visit the last of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Only the plain pdf up so far.
2009:
I’m afraid I got a little carried away, and what was supposed to be a fairly brief 4 pager turned into a 17 page missive (although it’s only 16 if you don’t count the poem). 2009 was a miserable year politically (at least after the Inauguration), economically, and personally––I lost several good friends. But I spent time in India, the UP and Ukraine, including a fantastic summer camp. If you’re not in North America you’ll want the A4 version (below, 16 pages) for printing.
2009 World (non-North American) A4 format
2010:
I managed to keep it short this year; two pages with brief descriptions of my travels: Australia, the UP, Ukraine, and a bit of wandering around Michigan. You can download it if you like by clicking on the “2010.”
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