Lena is from Kazakhstan and we both work with IFES Central Asia (although, right now she is studying at Regent in British Columbia). We got to have a fun touristy day in Toronto together and here are a few pix.
And on the 7th of May, for the first time ever I got to see Crowded House (here in Toronto)!!
It was such a brilliant show and lots of fun to share it with Scott, Jaime and Bart (a Canadian, a Kiwi and an Aussie). Some pix and slightly shaky videos are here.
Speaking of things Aussie&Kiwi, I went to an ANZAC Day ceremony (on ANZAC Day, of course) at the Canadian Military College. 
The ceremony was run by Aussie soldiers and was very moving, particularly when the president of the Canadian Turkish Association read part of Ataturk's speech about the ANZACS: "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore, rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side, here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries... Wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom And are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well."
The ceremony was run by Aussie soldiers and was very moving, particularly when the president of the Canadian Turkish Association read part of Ataturk's speech about the ANZACS: "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore, rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side, here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries... Wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom And are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well." Get's me every time.
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