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About Me: Iam married with two teen aged boys,met my wife while in College in Aberystwyth, she from Canada, Worked for M.A.F.F. in Aricultural /farm research, they changed promotion,qualifications, so thought I would give Canada a try, and been here 23 years.

Where I Live: Live in S.W. Ontario, mid way between Toronto and Detroit in U.S.A., on the map. Highly agricultural area, three large car plants in area, as well as few parts plants.live in a town of 9000 people . People use first names all the time, even young to older people

Where I Work: Work in a agricultural seed plant producing seed corn,(maize)and seed soyabeans for the farming industry. Corn grown here like grass in Wales, cattle not put out to grass here, like in UK, only for exercise in daytime. Seed Company owned by Dow Chemical Company,called Dow Agrosciences

Where I Come From: I was born in town of Carmarthen, now in County of Dyfed, West Wales, Father was employed by Company designing/overseeing building of Power Stations, so moved around UK and lived in Cardiff after finishing college and came to Canada from there

What I Miss: Six nations rugby games, especially Cardiff Arms Park, as it was, Welsh/British beer, weak beer in N.America. British Fish and Chips, hearing Welsh spoken

Update of information received by worldwidewelsh 12th Feb 2003:

I am living in SW Ontario Canada, about 90 mins. west of Toronto. I left Wales in April 1978, to emigate out here, having married a Canadian girl who is from the area we live in at present.

We have two boys,19 &16. I work for the Agricultural Div. of the Dow chemical company, In a Seed Corn (Maize) and Soybean Plant. We grow, harvest, clean and bag the two crops for the farming market.

I am interested in sports, Welsh Rugby # 1, played in Wales and here in Canada for 25 yrs.. also like and watch most other sports, and am an avid reader. I have a Married older sister and a married younger brother both back in Wales, both living with their families on the edge of Cardiff. My wife's name is Doreen, and the two boys are Alun and Owen, note the Welsh spelling.