Happy 2014!

Happy Year of the Horse!

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Requests from the Universe

Happy Lunar New Year!

... just to wish you all a very Happy Lunare New Year with lots of Luck and Love,

Gudrun

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Happy Diwali!

Tomorrow, is a very special day - celebrated all over the world. We will celebrate it at FDU as well (2:00 to 5:00 pm). Please join us - at least in spirit!

Here more info:
http://www.diwali2012.in/
and:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0hcwMjXqmI

Happy Diwali!

Gudrun

Pole Raising on Haida Gwaii - 2001

One of the most exciting events during my time on Haida Gwaii was the Pole Raising in June 2001. Six wonderful - as well as huge - poles carved out of red cedar were raised in honor of the six old villages: Skidegate, Cumshewa, Skedans, Tanu, Chattl, and Nistints.

I took some pictures of the Pole Raising in order to remember it better. Since I only had a traditional camera at that time, not a digital one, I just photographed all the old paper photos with my digital camera to make them more portable and shareable. Unfortunately, the quality of the 'pictures of the pictures' is sometimes a bit poor. Sorry. If I ever have time, I will scan the original photos to make the digital pictures better.

Please note that these pictures are private pictures and for personal use only.

Happy viewing!

gudrun

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Happy Holi!

We were celebrating Holi again this year at FDU. Holi is an important Festival in India. Here some clips that seem to capture the atmosphere:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPTlfa5LYYE&feature=related

UBC - 2012 Calendar

Since the sun was out - and I happened to have my camera with me when I was invigilating an exam just a few days before Christmas - I took a few pictures of various buildings at UBC. They turned out reasonably well. So I turned them into a calendar.

Please feel free to use it if you wish!

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gudrun