It is hard to believe that the trip is almost over.  Most of the Canadians have headed home over the past few days, three more leave tonight and Alex and I head home tomorrow night.  As we get closer to leaving there are always a lot of loose ends to tidy up as well as meetings to attend.  Today was one of those hectic days that seems to include many bright memorable moments.  I will try to give you an overview and hit the real highlights.  A few of the delegates brought sample “Shoeboxes for Seniors” with us in our luggage and we were able to make a presentation of a few today, but more on that in a minute.

Dave and I started out with several meetings.  The first with Mayor Sergei Alexandrovich of the Continue reading →