Seasons Greetings from Dennis & Ruby Knudtson!
To: All Our KAO Friends
From: Dennis & Ruby Knudtson
It is that special time of year when we think of all the people who have enriched our lives at some time in our travels. Ruby and I would like to send our Christmas Greetings to all of you, and to wish each of you a prosperous New Year. We have decided to use the KAO website for this communication since we see that many people are now using it to keep updated on the events in the lives of our KAO friends.
I am continuing to work on International oil and gas projects. I work on a consulting basis, and as such do work for various Calgary based companies that work internationally. In this past year I have worked on projects from around the world including several North African countries, some Middle East countries, some North and South American countries, some Asian countries, and also one in Russia. It is interesting to continue to learn more about people from around the world. Ruby and I began this fascinating journey with our work in Russia for KAO when I started there in 1991 and Ruby joined in 1993.
Ruby has developed a great interest in helping adult immigrants in Canada. She uses her teaching profession to now teach ESL classes. She has taught people who come from all parts of the world, including Russia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Eastern Europe, South America, etc. She has traveled with me when I have gone to Malaysia and China, so has had the opportunity to learn first hand about these cultures.
We have enjoyed reading the many articles that have been posted on the KAO website this past year, and especially the photos that are included. The recent pictures and article from Jim Guthrie about the reindeer were very interesting. And of course seeing a photo of Nina was great! I hope that many more of you will take a few moments to post a short article and a few photos, to tell us all what is happening in your lives. I would also like to acknowledge the many hours of hard work that Dmitri puts in to build, enhance and maintain the KAO website. The best reward that Dmitri could get for his work is to see that everyone posted at least one article each year! If everyone did that, just think how enjoyable it would be for all. And many thanks to all those who have taken the time to send in articles and photos.
Seasons Greetings To All,
Merry Christmas and S Novym Godom!
Dennis & Ruby
