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Liminal World: Canada

Liminal World: Canada (teaching music as a life skill) Natasha Pashchenko grew up in Russia as an only child, loved and sheltered by her devoted mother and grandmother. Music was part of her world since the very beginning. “A house without piano is not a house”, she mentioned, explaining to me that music was an… Continue reading Liminal World: Canada

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Liminal World: Russia

Liminal World: Russia (a personal story of classical guitarist, and his journey through pandemic) I read many times about people who are like Rovshan Mamedkuliev, but only had a few opportunities to meet them face to face and share parts of their life journeys. Rovshan Mamedkuliev found his calling at the age of 11, when… Continue reading Liminal World: Russia

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Liminal World: Canada

Liminal World: Canada ("Winds of change," a healing voice from Indigenous community from Vancouver Island) Daniel R. Elliott spent his life living in between two worlds. He followed his mother's Scottish roots, devoting himself to Christianity, and the order of strict board schools and the outside world, but he was also exposed to his father's… Continue reading Liminal World: Canada

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Liminal World: Canada

Liminal World: Canada (student life during Covid-19) Riddhi is an international student from India who came to Canada in 2016. to study chemistry. Although being in her teens, this young woman was ready to start living on her own, and determined to work hard to accomplish her academic goals. For the first 3 years her… Continue reading Liminal World: Canada

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Liminal World: Canada

Liminal World: Canada (bridging the gap between two cultures before and during Covid-19) Akiko Ota works as an educational counsellor for Japanese agency in Canada. Her job is initially about helping Japanese students to fulfill their dream of coming and studying English in North America but at the end of every day she does far… Continue reading Liminal World: Canada