2266 - Paphos, Cyprus

It's always exciting to get a card from a country that you haven't received one from yet. This card from Svetlana makes it 63 countries I have at least one card from.

Svetlana is Russian and is working in the oil and gas sector. She works with rig assets management and, as she puts it, "I'm based in Cyprus at the moment." I'm not sure how long a moment is, but it was a significant enough move to bring her husband and daughter. Her bio also states she is very interested in learning more about her grandfather's involvement in the Great Patriotic War (the Russian part of World War II). She says her grandfather fought against the Germans from 1942-45, and then finally returned home in 1947.

Svetlana says she has been to Alberta in 2017, but doesn't specify where. If she is oil and gas there is a good chance she was in Calgary and Fort MacMurray. Hopefully she got some sight seeing time in the mountains, too.

Svetlana is living in Paphos Πάφος, which is on the Greek side of Cyprus (west). Paphos has a history that dates back to the ancient Greeks. It is listed on UNESCO and was declared a European capital of culture, along with Aarhus, Denmark in 2017. Paphos has about 30 000 residents and its economy is heavily dependent on tourism.

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