Ok,
This is the first blog that I am writing and hopefully not the last. As most of you know, I am leaving in less than 2 weeks to a place I like to call Warstan.
First and foremost, the first reason I am writing a blog is to create some kind of connection between me and the reader, to share my journey with all of you. The second reason is to expand my writing skills, as you will notice in my blogs that my writing is not as perfect like most bloggers. It would be great if you could correct my mistakes when you write comments, if you have the time of course.
Second, for obvious reasons, a lot of the names of people and places that you will read about are made up, but the stories themselves are not. I will not guarantee that I will be writing a blog every week nor will I guarantee that I will be writing about everything that is happening over there. As the saying goes, some things are better left unsaid.

Who's Yuri?

Most of you don’t know me as Yuri. Yet that is my name here and I trust the reader to address me by that name. The name Yuri came about last autumn while I was on training in rural Alberta. After a month of being away from civilization, we started getting bored out of our minds. So I and a friend from my section started talking in a Russian accent. This friend’s name later became Igor who you will most likely read about in future postings. This Russian imitation spread in the section and before the training was over, everyone had a Russian name. Mine was Yuri.

For the next two weeks, I will spend time with my family and friends. I will concentrate on keeping this blog alive, for this will be the only connection between I and most of you. Before I leave, I will write another post, maybe add some pictures and find followers! : )