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Family • Photo Restoration • 64 • Dusil • 50th Anniversary of our Emigration

September 5, 2019 Gabriel Dusil 1 Comment

• Today commemorates the 50th anniversary of our family’s emigration from former Czechoslovakia. It would also have been my dad’s 77th birthday. On this day in 1969, over a year had passed following the Soviet Union and members of the Warsaw Pact‘s illegal occupation of Czechoslovakia. Our departure would have been immediately after the invasion, but with my mother being eight months pregnant, my parents felt it would be safer to leave a year later.

• Our departure was shrouded in tremendous secrecy, with only the most trusted members of our family and friends knowing our plans. The local authorities could have found any minor excuse to prevent us from leaving the country. For this reason, I prefer to categorize our departure as an “escape”, even though we legally left the country with all the necessary paperwork.

• I want to thank my mother and father for their tremendous bravery and steadfast convictions in believing that we would have a better life in the West. Our departure may be the obvious choice in hindsight, but at the time, it could have been argued that there was no clear winner between the political doctrines of capitalism and communism. Two more decades were necessary to prove which was better. The collapse of the iron curtain and the end of the cold war at the end of the ’80s put a definitive stamp on that debate.

• When I was eight years old my father was driving me to our animal hospital where he worked as a veterinarian. During our drive, Taci decided to explain communism to me. I vividly remember him articulating the horrible regime from which we escaped, with a heavy heart. In these few minutes, he created a hypothetical analogy for my young mind to understand – “If Canada were to become a communist state, then our veterinary business and our house would be taken from us. In fact, every citizen in the country would not be allowed to own any business or property – the government would take ownership of everything. Even at eight years old this resonated with me. More importantly, I recall the sadness in his heart, while explaining this to me, because he had to leave behind many friends and family who continued under the repressive and totalitarian communist regime. As he took the final turn to the animal hospital he concluded by saying, “Unfortunately I will probably not live long enough to see the collapse of communism, but with any luck, maybe you will see it happen”. Both came to pass.

If you are interested in other posts of our emigration you can find their links here:

62 – Košice · Vaclav, Robert, & Robert Sr. Dusil

68.Oct – Košice · Vaclav & Gabriel Dusil

68.Oct – Košice · Iveta, Stefan, Valeria Kende, Vaclav & Gabriel Dusil (back yard)

69.Oct – Paris · Sona, Roman & Gabriel Dusil (park)

69.Oct – Paris · Roman, Gabriel & Sona Dusil (park bench)

69.Aug – Košice · Eva, Gabriel & Vaclav Dusil (Slavo’s back yard)

81.Jul.12 – Burlington · Cezar, Eva, Gabriel, Vlasta, Alica, Sona, Valeria, Roman & Erika Dusil (Ali’s birthday)

81.Dec.24 – Burlington · Roman, Gabriel, Vlasta, Sona, Alica, Nuri & Cezar Dusil (Christmas cousins)

88.Dec.24 – Burlington · Vlasta, Gabriel, Roman, Alica & Sona Dusil (Christmas)

99.Sep.25 – Prague · Annika, Alica, Sona, Karin, Roman, Gabriel & Roland Dusil (wedding)

I love you, Mamička
I love you, Taci
I love you, Googičko
I love you, Pumprdlik
I love you, Trpaslik

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• CEO • Strategist • Entrepreneur • Speaker
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• Teacher • Trainer • Geek • INTJ • Father

Gabriel is a seasoned sales and marketing expert with over 25 years in senior positions at Motorola, VeriSign (acquired by Symantec in 2010 for 1.25 billion US$), SecureWorks (acquired by Dell in 2011 for 612 million US$), and Cognitive Security (acquired by Cisco in 2013 for 25 million US$). He is a blockchain entrepreneur, with strengths in international business strategy.

Gabriel has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from McMaster University in Canada and expert knowledge in crypto incubation, cloud computing, IT security, and digital video technology. Gabriel also runs his own company, Euro Tech Startups s.r.o.

Hobbies include photography, video production, motion graphics, digital graphics, photo restoration, carpentry, martial arts, traveling, blogging, and trying to be better than yesterday.

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Swimming • Photo Restoration • 63 • Dusil

November 10, 2016 Gabriel Dusil Leave a comment

Diary • 13th March 1994

• Swimming took a big commitment, both physically and mentally. But I have no regrets; Fourteen hours a week, ten month swimming season, cold water, lactic acid pain, endless push-ups, three day swim meets, pressure of finals, waiting hours for your next race, boring lengths, heart sinking 20x200m endurance practices, swallowing water, goggles filling with water, chlorine burning your eyes, swimmer’s ear, eye sockets hurting because the goggles are too tight, the thrill of winning, and the agony of losing – It was all worth it. It’s a sport only understood by those who experienced it. With commitment and sacrifice, came patience, discipline, endurance, and grit that is hard to explain to someone that has never done it before.

• Reflecting on those years of competition, I remember how hard we trained. To this day I can say I have never trained harder, and no sport since has matched the shape I was in during those seven years.

• Swimming

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Photo Restoration

85 - Burlington · Stelco News, Gabriel, Roman, Vlasta & Karol Dusil (BYAC, AAA Championship winners, BYAC swimming) — 85 – Burlington · Stelco News, Gabriel, Roman, Vlasta & Karol Dusil (BYAC, AAA Championship winners, BYAC swimming)

85 - St. Catharines · Gabriel Dusil (BYAC, Brock University, swimming, fly) — 85 – St. Catharines · Gabriel Dusil (BYAC, Brock University, swimming, fly)

82.Jul - Burlington · Roman, Gabriel Dusil & Cezar (flexing, restored) — 82.Jul – Burlington · Roman, Gabriel Dusil & Cezar (flexing, restored)

87.Aug - Kamloops · Gabriel & Roman Dusil (snowball finger, restored) — 87.Aug – Kamloops · Gabriel & Roman Dusil (snowball finger, restored)

Documentation

85.Feb.19 - Burlington · Post, Striking Gold, Making a Splash (BYAC swimming) — 85.Feb.19 – Burlington · Post, Striking Gold, Making a Splash (BYAC swimming)

85.Feb.9 - Burlington · Post, Vlasta Dusil Leads Aquatic Club in Meets (BYAC swimming) — 85.Feb.9 – Burlington · Post, Vlasta Dusil Leads Aquatic Club in Meets (BYAC swimming)

85.Feb - Burlington · Post, Vlasta Collects Medals (BYAC swimming) — 85.Feb – Burlington · Post, Vlasta Collects Medals (BYAC swimming)

85.Feb - Burlington · Post, Dusil Family Dominates Meet (BYAC swimming) — 85.Feb – Burlington · Post, Dusil Family Dominates Meet (BYAC swimming)

85.Apr - Burlington · Post, Dusil's Pool Their Efforts (BYAC swimming) — 85.Apr – Burlington · Post, Dusil’s Pool Their Efforts (BYAC swimming)

84.Feb - Burlington · Post, Roman Paces BYAC at Swim Meet (BYAC swimming) — 84.Feb – Burlington · Post, Roman Paces BYAC at Swim Meet (BYAC swimming)

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Swimming • Photo Restoration • 62 • Dusil

November 3, 2016 Gabriel Dusil Leave a comment

Diary • 13th March 1994

• Friendships developed over the years, between my fellow team mates. Friendships which initially centered around competition. We had similar goals and a competitive spirit. The veterans were Wayne Kot, David Darling, Linda Weston, Tracey Colson, and Grant Reffell. I was young for that crowd, and they were closer in age to my cousin Roman. In my age group was Paul Babiak, Dave Murray and Bruce Law. Gareth Jones left after a few seasons to pursue cross country skiing. I remember him well because he was such a nice guy, and how hard he worked at each practice.

• The duo of Wayne and Dave was a welcome refreshment in the club. At the time they were nearing the end of high school. They were truly hip, and fun to have around. Being two divisions higher in age and maturity meant that I looked up to them as positive infuence. They introduced the Daveski and Waynski nicknames for themselves. That spawned Paulski, Daveski, Romski, and Gabski. Nicknames that still hold today, with my cousin.

• Morris once told us, “Never lose to someone by hundredths of a second. If you’re in a close race then make sure you win.” At a Western Regional Championship meet at Nepean, Ottawa, Canada I was in the 100m freestyle final. The leader was way ahead of us, but I was fighting for second place with a guy right next to me. As we swam to the finish I spearheaded my hand into the board. When I looked up at the clock I saw that I beat him by 1/100th of a second. That was a defining moment, and was proud of that I could action the words of my coach. I won silver, but winning that battle was more valuable to me. In swimming it’s said that 1/100th of a second is the length of a finger nail. As much as my middle finger hurt, I made the finish count, when it was necessary.

• Swimming

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Documentation

84.Apr.25 - Burlington · Post, BYAC Dominates Aqua Seven Meet (BYAC swimming) — 84.Apr.25 – Burlington · Post, BYAC Dominates Aqua Seven Meet (BYAC swimming)

84.Apr.25 - Burlington · Post, 28 Firsts at Dual Meet in Stratford (BYAC swimming) — 84.Apr.25 – Burlington · Post, 28 Firsts at Dual Meet in Stratford (BYAC swimming)

84.Apr - Burlington · Stelco News, Super Swimmers (BYAC swimming) — 84.Apr – Burlington · Stelco News, Super Swimmers (BYAC swimming)

83.May.11 - Burlington · Post, Ontario AAA Swimming Championships (BYAC swimming) — 83.May.11 – Burlington · Post, Ontario AAA Swimming Championships (BYAC swimming)

83.Jul.22 - Burlington · Post, Swimming Victory Not A New Thing to Canucks (BYAC swimming) — 83.Jul.22 – Burlington · Post, Swimming Victory Not A New Thing to Canucks (BYAC swimming)

83.Feb.13 - Burlington · Post, Dusil Takes Four Golds at CASA Meet (BYAC swimming) — 83.Feb.13 – Burlington · Post, Dusil Takes Four Golds at CASA Meet (BYAC swimming)

83.Apr.22 - Burlington · Post, Dusil & Refell Go For Gold and Boys Team Takes Silver (BYAC swimming) — 83.Apr.22 – Burlington · Post, Dusil & Refell Go For Gold and Boys Team Takes Silver (BYAC swimming)

83.Apr.22 - Burlington · Gazette, Dusil's Lead Y Club at Nepean Swim Meet (BYAC swimming) — 83.Apr.22 – Burlington · Gazette, Dusil’s Lead Y Club at Nepean Swim Meet (BYAC swimming)

83.Apr.10 - Burlington · Post, Swimmers Impressive (BYAC swimming) — 83.Apr.10 – Burlington · Post, Swimmers Impressive (BYAC swimming)

Photo Restoration

83.Apr - Burlington · Gabriel Dusil (swimming medals, BYAC swimming) — 83.Apr – Burlington · Gabriel Dusil (swimming medals, BYAC swimming)

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Swimming • Photo Restoration • 61 • Dusil

October 27, 2016 Gabriel Dusil 1 Comment

Diary • 13th March 1994

• My first big meet was the Western Regional Championships. I was 12 years old. Leading up to the event I did 200 push-ups every night for six months, to get stronger. I remember building up to 4×50 pushups, which was my limit before the lactic acid was paralyzing and unbearable. Attendance required qualifying times, so only a few swimmers from my club attended. I was swimming the 50 meter, 100m , 200m and 400m freestyle and the 100m butterfly. I made the finals for all of them. This meant a five hour wait till the evening finals. This was my first experience with competitive pressure. Morris prepared me by asking what my splits will be for the 200 freestyle. I looked at him as if, “I should know?” He coached me on the experience of the swimmers I’d be competing against. Their years of swimming exceeding my short one year career. He told me I couldn’t eat any hard foods before the finals, despite how hungry I was. I was only allowed to have a bowl of soup, or juice. In the end I won gold in the 50m and 100m freestyle, and bronze in the other three. That earned me the nickname “Champ” from Morris. This carried along for at least two seasons. I was growing and improving quickly.

• Swimming also introduced me to my first girlfriend. I was thirteen when I started dating Sandra Moore. My mom allowed me to go to her house after practice, once a week. We’d watch Barney Miller with her mom. Sandra was my first childhood love. We’re still in contact and remain friends till this day.

• By the time I was fifteen my passion in the sport began to wane. The psychological commitment was too overwhelming, and I made a conscious decision that I wouldn’t submit myself to such a strict regime. Our seven day per week swimming schedule was my limit, compared to the 14 practices a week typical of division A clubs. High school, girls, and karate became more important. My lack of effort eventually demoted me to “ex-Champ”, and that stuck until the end of my swimming career.

• Swimming

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Photo Restoration

81.Sep.18 - Burlington - Sandra Moore & Gabriel Dusil (birthday, lap, BYAC swimming, restored) — 81.Sep.18 – Burlington – Sandra Moore & Gabriel Dusil (birthday, lap, BYAC swimming, restored)

81.Sep.18 - Burlington - Sandra Moore & Gabriel Dusil (birthday, BYAC swimming, restored) — 81.Sep.18 – Burlington – Sandra Moore & Gabriel Dusil (birthday, BYAC swimming, restored)

82.Apr - Burlington - Sandra Moore & Gabriel Dusil (Burlington Road Race, BYAC swimming, restored) — 82.Apr – Burlington – Sandra Moore & Gabriel Dusil (Burlington Road Race, BYAC swimming, restored)

82.Jun - Burlington - Sandra Moore & Gabriel Dusil (Graduation, BYAC swimming, restored) — 82.Jun – Burlington – Sandra Moore & Gabriel Dusil (Graduation, BYAC swimming, restored)

82.Apr.3 - Burlington · Post, Mark Hopkins, Steve Belham, Gabriel, Bruce Law, Linda Weston, Darling, Jones, Reffell, Roman, Cot, Moore, Midghall, Prendergast, Vlasta Dusil (BYAC swimming, restored) — 82.Apr.3 – Burlington · Post, Mark Hopkins, Steve Belham, Gabriel, Bruce Law, Linda Weston, Darling, Jones, Reffell, Roman, Kot, Moore, Midghall, Prendergast, Vlasta Dusil (BYAC swimming, restored)

82.Apr.16 - Burlington · Post, Vlasta Dusil, Michelle Prendergast, Meg Midghall, Sandra Moore, Gareth Jones, Gabriel Dusil, Steve Belham, Bruce Law (BYAC swimming, restored) — 82.Apr.16 – Burlington · Post, Vlasta Dusil, Michelle Prendergast, Meg Midghall, Sandra Moore, Gareth Jones, Gabriel Dusil, Steve Belham, Bruce Law (BYAC swimming, restored)

Documents

82.Oct.24 - Burlington · Post, Dusil Tops for BYAC at Guelph Swimm Meet (BYAC swimming) — 82.Oct.24 – Burlington · Post, Dusil Tops for BYAC at Guelph Swimm Meet (BYAC swimming)

82.Feb.20 - Burlington · Post, Reffell & Dusil Gold Medallists (BYAC swimming) — 82.Feb.20 – Burlington · Post, Reffell & Dusil Gold Medallists (BYAC swimming)

82.Apr.27 - Burlington · Gazette, BYAC Fifth Overall at AAA Event (BYAC swimming) — 82.Apr.27 – Burlington · Gazette, BYAC Fifth Overall at AAA Event (BYAC swimming)

82.Apr.16 - Burlington · Post, Making a Big Splash (BYAC swimming) — 82.Apr.16 – Burlington · Post, Making a Big Splash (BYAC swimming)

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Hobbies include photography, video production, motion graphics, digital graphics, photo restoration, carpentry, martial arts, traveling, blogging, and trying to be better than yesterday.

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Swimming • Photo Restoration • 60 • Dusil

October 20, 2016 Gabriel Dusil Leave a comment

Diary • 13th March 1994

• My swimming career began at eleven, introduced to me by my Mom. Taci wasn’t interested in the sport so he didn’t pay much attention to my development. His hopes were in judo and soccer, but that didn’t work out so well. At the time, this was more obvious to Taci than myself. Regardless, my Mom encouraged me. She drove me to practice and attended swim meets. That support isn’t so evident until you look back at the effort required from parents. I still remember my first swim practice. I walked in with Sean Simms, Eric Finstad, and Gareth Jones. They asked me how well I can swim. Unaware of what lay ahead of me, I said that I was a good swimmer. But my first mistake was showing up with no goggles. Within five minutes my eyes were burning from the chlorine, and I was shuffled down to the last lane, with the novices. It was a reality check, and a bump to my ego, but I stuck with it and eventually learned the concept of lanes, direction, and swimming etiquette. I moved to the senior lanes after half a year. Roman joined a few months after me. He was a born breaststroker, thanks to his father, and didn’t have to start from the ground-up, like me. As the months followed, Vlasta, Soňa, and Alica gave it a try as well. Only Vlasta made a teen-career out of the sport.

• Moving to the senior team didn’t just mean moving up the lanes. It meant meeting Morris Vallencourt, the head coach. He was not much of a family man, as the parents would say, but as a coach he was awesome. He taught us discipline, organisation, leadership, passion, concentration, patience, work ethic, dealing with pain, winning and learning from our losses. His resume consisted of coaching the famous Hamilton swim team and several swimmers to national class. He was a mentor in my eyes. On the flip side, many parents had a strong disliking to him. The truth is Morris was not interested in satisfying parental agendas. He only cared about the swimmers. Besides, the political conflicts between the parents and Morris were uninteresting to me. When parents wanted their kids to swim backstroke Morris insisted on freestyle. When a swimmer complained of menstrual cramps Morris said, “Swim it off”. When a swimmer had a bleeding nose, Morris said, “Swim it off”. From my vantage point politics consisted of Morris’s salary and parental meddling into what they felt was best for their kid. Most of the swim team was behind Morris. Looking back, he was truly an wicked coach.

• Swimming

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81.Apr.1 - Kitchener - Morris Vaillancourt (BYAC coach, BYAC swimming, restored) — 81.Apr.1 – Kitchener – Morris Vaillancourt (BYAC coach, BYAC swimming, restored)

81.Apr.4 - Burlington · Post, Bruce Law, Steve Babiak, David Murray, Gareth Jones, Eric Coulson, Gabriel & Roman Dusil, Grant Reffell (BYAC, AAAA Championship winners, restored) — 81.Apr.4 – Burlington · Post, Bruce Law, Steve Babiak, David Murray, Gareth Jones, Eric Coulson, Gabriel & Roman Dusil, Grant Reffell (BYAC, AAAA Championship winners, restored)

81.Sep - Burlington · Paul Babiak, Gareth Jones, Gabriel Dusil, Grant Reffell, Eric Coulson, David Murray, Bruce Law, Roman Dusil (BYAC swimming, Civic Award, restored) — 81.Sep – Burlington · Paul Babiak, Gareth Jones, Gabriel Dusil, Grant Reffell, Eric Coulson, David Murray, Bruce Law, Roman Dusil (BYAC swimming, Civic Award, restored)

81.Jan - Burlington · Gabriel Dusil (swimming medals, BYAC swimming, restored) — 81.Jan – Burlington · Gabriel Dusil (swimming medals, BYAC swimming, restored)

81.Apr.4 - Burlington · Post, Y Aquatic Swimmers Mine Gold in Guelph (BYAC swimming) — 81.Apr.4 – Burlington · Post, Y Aquatic Swimmers Mine Gold in Guelph (BYAC swimming)

81.Mar.8 - Burlington · Post, Dusil's Lead BYAC (BYAC swimming) — 81.Mar.8 – Burlington · Post, Dusil’s Lead BYAC (BYAC swimming)

81.Mar.8 - Burlington · Post, Dusil Brothers Collect 7 Gold (BYAC swimming) — 81.Mar.8 – Burlington · Post, Dusil Brothers Collect 7 Gold (BYAC swimming)

81.Jan.10 - Burlington · Post, Dusil and Reffell Win Twice (BYAC swimming) — 81.Jan.10 – Burlington · Post, Dusil and Reffell Win Twice (BYAC swimming)

81.Apr.11 - Burlington · Post, Dusil Stars as Y Boys Defeat Welland (BYAC swimming) — 81.Apr.11 – Burlington · Post, Dusil Stars as Y Boys Defeat Welland (BYAC swimming)

81.Apr.11 - Burlington · Post, Dusil Paces BYAC at Y Seven Swim Meet (BYAC swimming) — 81.Apr.11 – Burlington · Post, Dusil Paces BYAC at Y Seven Swim Meet (BYAC swimming)

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Family • Photo Restoration • 57 • Dusil • Canada

September 29, 2016 Gabriel Dusil 2 Comments

Diary • 22nd October 1993

• I was four when we left Brampton. I still refer to that apartment complex as the “red buildings”. My cousin Roman and friend Laco Dobis lived in the twin building next door. Taci worked in the local Veterinary office while mom was studying at Guelph University. At night Taci and I would go to Judo. As a second degree he would teach the students, and as a white belt I would participate in the warmup and then play at the back of the dojo. The summer before turning five we moved to Burlington. We slept at the Animal Hospital while our house in Tyandaga was being built.

• In September 1974, and it was my first day of school at Holy Rosary. Mom was with me, and our first stop was the Principle’s office (A room I would frequently visit during my elementary years). That first day of Kindergarten was traumatic. When I walked into the classroom all the kids were playing. But, I felt as though everyone already knew each other – as if I was entering the class in the middle of the school season. I was very shy and it took me a while before adjusting to the new setting. My first friend was Patrick Pongetti. He was quiet like me. Neither of us were interested in following the alphas. Our friendship lasted until we graduated.

• Soon enough I became a trouble maker. Partly due to befriending Danny Berris, who got under my skin on several occasions. I’m sure I pissed him off just as often. All kids fight and I was no exception. Kids can also be very nasty, and I didn’t take that lightly. My first report card said, “Gabriel is still hitting the other children”. Budding in line, and name calling were dealt with five-year-old violence. A receptionist at the Animal Hospital – and seventh grader at the time, Michele Cieslik – once told me that she watched someone bud in front of me in line, and I punched him.

• Mom told me that that I was a real trouble maker for the first few years at Holy Rosary. Most of those memories have faded but I do remember one event that ultimately put closure to that behavior. It was grade three and I was in the Principle’s office with Danny, and our teacher. Principle Butt lectured us on our bad behavior, and all the while I was wonder if the pending strap would be on our bare bums, or not. So the time had come, and Principle Butt did me the honours, and Danny got his beating from the teacher. While getting the strap I was surprised how lightly I was being hit. It didn’t hurt at all. When it was all over, Danny was whimpering as we walked back to the classroom. I remembered vividly thinking how stupid it was for him to cry, because it didn’t hurt. So what was he crying about? It was the first and last time I got the strap. And from that point onward Danny and I were separated in our seating arrangements. Anyways,… the pants stayed on.

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72.Jul - Brampton · Gabriel, Eva & Vaclav Dusil (park swings) — 72.Jul – Brampton · Gabriel, Eva & Vaclav Dusil (park swings)

72.Jul - Tampa · Vaclav & Gabriel Dusil (football on the beach) — 72.Jul – Tampa · Vaclav & Gabriel Dusil (football on the beach)

72.Jul - Orlando · Eva, Gabriel & Vaclav Dusil (Ripley's Believe It or Not!) — 72.Jul – Orlando · Eva, Gabriel & Vaclav Dusil (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!)

73.Jun - Guelph · Gabriel, Vaclav & Eva Dusil (College of Veterinary Medicine, graduation) — 73.Jun – Guelph · Gabriel, Vaclav & Eva Dusil (College of Veterinary Medicine, graduation)

73 - Burlington · Eva, Gabriel & Vaclav (Aldershot Animal Hospital driveway) — 73 – Burlington · Eva, Gabriel & Vaclav (Aldershot Animal Hospital driveway)

74.May - Hawaii · Vaclav, Hula dancer & Gabriel Dusil — 74.May – Hawaii · Vaclav, Hula dancer & Gabriel Dusil

76 - Rio de Janeiro · Gabriel & Vaclav Dusil (pool totem pole) — 76 – Rio de Janeiro · Gabriel & Vaclav Dusil (pool totem pole)

78.Jul.12 - Burlington · Alica, Eva & Gabriel Dusil (birthday) — 78.Jul.12 – Burlington · Alica, Eva & Gabriel Dusil (birthday)

80.Jul - Burlington · Gabriel, Vaclav & Alica Dusil (reading) — 80.Jul – Burlington · Gabriel, Vaclav & Alica Dusil (reading)

81.Jul.12 - Burlington · Eva & Alica Dusil (Ali's birthday) — 81.Jul.12 – Burlington · Eva & Alica Dusil (Ali’s birthday)

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Family • Photo Restoration • 54 • Mamička • Horses

September 8, 2016 Gabriel Dusil Leave a comment

• Introduction by Eva Dusil • Editing by Gabriel Dusil • 2014 November

• My family didn’t share my fascination with animals. My parents didn’t understand how the odor of animals and farmland could fill me with delight. Whenever we traveled through the countryside I’d bath in the smell of freshly fertilized land. My mom found it funny that I liked the smell of manure. As I’d breathe in, my imagination would fly. When I would ride on the train I’d looked out the window and day-dream of galloping horses through the meadow, alongside the rail cars. For my two brothers it was just a countryside stench. My oldest brother Csaba didn’t like animals, but Attila loved them. We were city people. Animals were associated with farming and peasants. In Communist-Socialism, science and engineering were revered far above agricultural disciplines. My parents asked themselves, “How can our child ,from the city, have such rural interests?” They were still supportive of my interests.

• The Slovak countryside is hilly, interspersed with farmland owned mostly by co-op farms. There were many sheep and cows grazing, with peasants bent over tilling the land. In those days horses were used mainly for transporting farm produce. At Hotel Schalkház on Roosevelt Street where I lived, there was a station for horse drawn carriages. I went there frequently to admire them. Seeing how they would stand endlessly for most of the day made me feel sorry for them. Sometimes they’d have bags over their noses. Through my never-ending questions to the coachmen I learned that this was how they were fed. Their bags consisted of grain, or some mixture of molasses.

• Mamička

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• 6 minutes 16 second

61.Jul - Barca · Eva Kendeova (braking horses, teaching to kneel, Jednotné rolnícke družstvo) — 61.Jul – Barca · Eva Kendeova (braking horses, teaching to kneel, Jednotné rolnícke družstvo)

61.Jul - Barca · Eva Kendeova (horses, Jednotné rolnícke družstvo) — 61.Jul – Barca · Eva Kendeova (horses, Jednotné rolnícke družstvo)

61.Jul - Keszthely · Eva Kendeova (horses, riding) — 61.Jul – Keszthely · Eva Kendeova (horses, riding)

61.Jul - Královský Chlmec · Eva Kendeova (horses, Steeplechase team) — 61.Jul – Královský Chlmec · Eva Kendeova (horses, Steeplechase team)

61.Jul - Královský Chlmec · Eva Kendeova (horses, Steeplechase riding team) — 61.Jul – Královský Chlmec · Eva Kendeova (horses, Steeplechase riding team)

61.Jul - Košice · Eva Kendeova (jumping Ramona at Veterinary Collage) — 61.Jul – Košice · Eva Kendeova (jumping Ramona at Veterinary Collage)

84.Jun - Burlington · Eva Dusil (Horses, Babe, parking lot) — 84.Jun – Burlington · Eva Dusil (Horses, Babe, parking lot)

84.Jun - Burlington · Eva Dusil (Horses, Babe, jumping) — 84.Jun – Burlington · Eva Dusil (Horses, Babe, jumping)

84.Jun - Burlington · Eva & Alica Dusil (Horses, Babe, parking lot) — 84.Jun – Burlington · Eva & Alica Dusil (Horses, Babe, parking lot)

87.Sep.1 - Burlington · Eva Dusil (dressed up) — 87.Sep.1 – Burlington · Eva Dusil (dressed up)

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• CEO • Strategist • Entrepreneur • Speaker
• Photographer • Designer • Creativist • Writer • Blogger
• Teacher • Trainer • Geek • INTJ • Father

Hobbies include photography, video production, motion graphics, digital graphics, photo restoration, carpentry, martial arts, traveling, blogging, and trying to be better than yesterday.

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Family • Photo Restoration • 52 • Mamička • Farm

August 25, 2016 Gabriel Dusil 2 Comments

• Introduction by Eva Dusil • Editing by Gabriel Dusil • 2014 November

• The first two years of middle school were hard on me. We learned about farming, agriculture, and how to work the land. But my studies had little to do with animals, and that demotivated me. I was immature and undisciplined. It also aggravated my teachers, and subsequently upset my mother. She frequently had to come to school to smooth things over. I was bored with sitting in class when all I wanted to do was be on the farm. By the third year I found my calling since we were finally allowed to spend time on the school’s farm. I loved to be around the horses. I befriended one of the shepherds and many of the farmers. I was in my element, but quickly learned that the horses were not bred for the aristocratic activities that I had imagined. Instead, once they were mature they were sold to co-ops for farm labor.

• One summer my father kept pestering my mother, asking why I was spending so much time on the farm. He didn’t know what I was doing, or even if I was lying about my whereabouts. Most teenagers my age spent their days at the city pool. I did as well, but then went to the farm in the afternoon. By this time my father had retired. My mother eventually had enough of his nagging and told him to go see for himself. So he dressed up elegantly and accompanied me on this one and only visit to the farm. It was the closest he had ever come to such a grassroots lifestyle. When we arrived he talked to the farm employees and I showed him how I taught a mare to kneel, rear up on her hind legs, and kick on command as I tickled her rump. He was amused and it satisfied his curiosity. Then he watched as I disappeared into the distance on my dappled horse. My father had an excellent sense of humor so it became a running joke, among family and friends, that his daughter was more interested in four legged animals than the two legged kind.

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71.Dec - Bampton · Eva Dusil (gallbladder surgery) — 71.Dec – Bampton · Eva Dusil (gallbladder surgery)

72.Jul - Orlando · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (Disney World) — 72.Jul – Orlando · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (Disney World)

78.Oct - Kitchener · Eva & Vaclav Dusil (Octoberfest) — 78.Oct – Kitchener · Eva & Vaclav Dusil (Octoberfest)

74.Dec.24 - Burlington · Stefan Kende & Eva Dusil (dinner) — 74.Dec.24 – Burlington · Stefan Kende & Eva Dusil (dinner)

74.Dec - Burlington · Eva & Alica Dusil (bedroom) — 74.Dec – Burlington · Eva & Alica Dusil (bedroom)

73.Sep - Brampton · Gabriel & Eva Dusil (1st day of school) — 73.Sep – Brampton · Gabriel & Eva Dusil (1st day of school)

73.Dec - Burlington · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (Kwanas skating) — 73.Dec – Burlington · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (Kwanas skating)

91 - Burlington · Karol, Inchy & Eva Dusil (guitar) — 91 – Burlington · Karol, Inchy & Eva Dusil (guitar)

95.Dec.24 - Burlington · Gabriel, Eva & Alica Dusil (christmas) — 95.Dec.24 – Burlington · Gabriel, Eva & Alica Dusil (christmas)

99.Sep.25 - Prague · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (wedding ceremony) — 99.Sep.25 – Prague · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (wedding ceremony)

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• Introduction by Eva Dusil • Editing by Gabriel Dusil • 2014 November

• My early inspiration to veterinary medicine was from a veterinary student named Karel Šestak. He was renting a room in our apartment, and was studying at our local Veterinary College. Thanks to him I knew that I wanted to be a veterinarian. I was ten years old at the time. When I told him my aspirations, he smiled, as if not believing in a young girl’s dream. But he wished me well. Little did he know that one day we would become professional colleagues. Karel lived in our apartment until he graduated. He married the neighbor’s daughter and went on to work as a county veterinarian not far from where we lived.

• I was in ninth grade when I decided which middle school to attend. At that time in Czechoslovakia, we had two types of middle school. There were high schools called “gymnasium”. They prepared students for academic university studies such as engineering, law or medicine. Gymnasium is where the intellectuals went, and were viewed by the communists as the future leaders of the country. Then there were ‘technical’ schools for machinery, administration, or agriculture. Veterinary studies at the time was not considered an intellectual discipline because it fell under the umbrella of farming and husbandry. It was possible to attend university from a technical middle school, but it was much harder to get in. Luckily a veterinary technical school called Poľnohospodárska Technická Škola (PTŠ) was close by my home, on the outskirt of the city. I began my studies there in 1960. Little did I know that my future husband had just finished his final year at the same middle school, three months earlier.

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61 - Košice · Eva Kendeova (holding cat) — 61 – Košice · Eva Kendeova (holding cat)

68.Feb.24 - Košice · Eva Kendeova & Vaclav Dusil Wedding (vows) — 68.Feb.24 – Košice · Eva Kendeova & Vaclav Dusil Wedding (vows)

68.Feb.24 - Košice · Eva Kendeova & Vaclav Dusil Wedding (priest) — 68.Feb.24 – Košice · Eva Kendeova & Vaclav Dusil Wedding (priest)

68.Feb.24 - Košice · Eva Kendeova & Vaclav Dusil Wedding (portrait) — 68.Feb.24 – Košice · Eva Kendeova & Vaclav Dusil Wedding (portrait)

69.Feb - Košice · Valeria, Iveta, Stefan Kende, Eva & Gabriel Dusil (Slavo's front porch) — 69.Feb – Košice · Valeria, Iveta, Stefan Kende, Eva & Gabriel Dusil (Slavo’s front porch)

69.Feb - Košice · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (smiling) — 69.Feb – Košice · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (smiling)

69.Oct - Paris · Gabriel & Eva Dusil (park stroller) — 69.Oct – Paris · Gabriel & Eva Dusil (park stroller)

69.Oct - Paris · Gabriel & Eva Dusil (park chairs) — 69.Oct – Paris · Gabriel & Eva Dusil (park chairs)

69.Oct - Paris · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (bushes) — 69.Oct – Paris · Eva & Gabriel Dusil (bushes)

75.Dec - Buenos Aires · Gabriel, Eva & Alica Dusil — 75.Dec – Buenos Aires · Gabriel, Eva & Alica Dusil

77.Jul - Mexico City · Alica & Eva Dusil (dinner) — 77.Jul – Mexico City · Alica & Eva Dusil (dinner)

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• Introduction by Eva Dusil • Editing by Gabriel Dusil • 2014 November

• According to communist propaganda, only rich people could attend university in the West. They told us many lies, trying to convince us that Socialism was superior to Capitalism. Constant propaganda brainwashed citizens in believing that the West was an evil imperialist empire. History has told a different story. Either way, the borders were essentially closed to the public, except for a select few who were allowed to travel and see the real picture with their own eyes. This included politicians and top athletes. Communist leaders told us that they were protecting our borders from the evil capitalists. But the ongoing joke was asking why border guns were facing their own citizens, and not the enemy.

• The younger generation believed much of what was told to them. When you grow up seeing, hearing, and reading propaganda, you believe it. Especially when you don’t know any different. Most citizens didn’t have any idea what the West was like. When we finally immigrated to Canada in 1969, our stories filtered back to family and friends in Czechoslovakia. The Canadian government offered us English language courses for free, and financial help get us on our own feet. We bought a cheap camera and took pictures among the fruit stands of a grocery store, to show our parents we weren’t starving. In those days our friends and family had to line up for toilet paper, potatoes, bread and other daily necessities. Store shelves in Eastern Europe were practically empty. Once in Canada, our eyes finally opened to the success of democracy and freedom. It was hard for the Communists to keep that a secret.

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70.Dec.24 - Toronto · Vaclav, Eva, Gabriel, Sona, Erika, Roman, Gabriel Dusil (birthday cake) — 70.Dec.24 – Toronto · Vaclav, Eva, Gabriel, Sona, Erika, Roman, Gabriel Dusil (birthday cake)

72 - Brampton - Erika, Karol, Vaclav, Eva, Robert Sr., Vlasta, Roman, Gabriel & Sona Dusil — 72 – Brampton – Erika, Karol, Vaclav, Eva, Robert Sr., Vlasta, Roman, Gabriel & Sona Dusil

71 - Brampton · Roman, Gabriel, Sona, Vlasta, Vaclav, Kajo, Eva, Robert Sr., Erika Dusil — 71 – Brampton · Roman, Gabriel, Sona, Vlasta, Vaclav, Kajo, Eva, Robert Sr., Erika Dusil

72 - Brampton - Karol, Robert Sr. & Vaclav Dusil (living room) — 72 – Brampton – Karol, Robert Sr. & Vaclav Dusil (living room)

72.Sep.18 - Brampton · Sona, Vaclav, Gabriel & Roman Dusil (Gabriel's birthday) — 72.Sep.18 – Brampton · Sona, Vaclav, Gabriel & Roman Dusil (Gabriel’s birthday)

76.Jul.12 - Burlington · Vaclav, Eva, Vlasta, Erika, Gabriel, Roman, Alica & Sona Dusil (birthday) — 76.Jul.12 – Burlington · Vaclav, Eva, Vlasta, Erika, Gabriel, Roman, Alica & Sona Dusil (birthday)

80.Jul - Lake Nippising · Sona, Vlasta, Gabriel, Alica & Roman Dusil (rock beach suntan) — 80.Jul – Lake Nippising · Sona, Vlasta, Gabriel, Alica & Roman Dusil (rock beach suntan)

78 - Burlington · Erika & Vaclav Dusil (sharing coat) — 78 – Burlington · Erika & Vaclav Dusil (sharing coat)

76.Sep.18 - Burlington · Roman, Alica, Gabriel, Vlasta, Noel, x, Sona Dusil (Gab's birthday) — 76.Sep.18 – Burlington · Roman, Alica, Gabriel, Vlasta, Noel, x, Sona Dusil (Gab’s birthday)

75 - Burlington · Roman, Gabriel, Sona, Karin, Vlasta, Anika, Alica Dusil — 75 – Burlington · Roman, Gabriel, Sona, Karin, Vlasta, Anika, Alica Dusil

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