Well, it’s over. It’s a sad fact for me to face, and it has yet to truly dawn on me I think. Four months of my life I spent living the life and now it has come to pass. Now it is nearly time to go back to the old routine. I’ll have to trade [...][...]
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March 29th, 2010 - 12:25 pm § in Russia
Не пой, красавица, при мне
Anything I have said in the past about the beauty of this city is no longer valid. Today I saw just how beautiful this place truly is, with the first tru glimpse of spring. I walked the streets with no hat, my jacket left open, and the sun shining upon my face as I strolled. [...][...]
March 9th, 2010 - 10:54 am § in Russia
Гуд-бай, Америка – о!
Гуд-бай, Америка – о! Где я не был никогда, Прощай навсегда, Возьми, банджо, сыграй мне на прощанье Last night I spent the evening with some friends in a cafe/club next to my apartment listening to a Russian band play c[...]
February 24th, 2010 - 6:42 am § in Russia
Peter’s City and the “Defender of the Fatherland Day”
Well, Russia continues to offer nothing short of a fascinating life. St. Petersburg is undeniably beautiful, a fact I do not think I can stress too much. Despite the fact that the city is only slightly older than America, the amount of culture, history, and architechture that has been amassed in t[...]
February 12th, 2010 - 4:33 am § in Russia
Город Герой Ленинград
My friends didn’t warn me about kasha. Kasha is the Russian version of grits, and just as flavorless without butter. Almost every day it is the staple of my breakfast. Otherwise though, the food here is excellent. St. Petersburg has a chain of restaurants called “Teremok” [...]
January 29th, 2010 - 1:57 pm § in Russia
I hope not to jinx it…
I’m often hesitant to talk too much about a trip in advance. Call me superstitious. But, today my visa arrived in the mail. Glancing over the shiny tag and the dual alphabets spelling out my trip, I’m finally beginning to be overcome by the surreal nature of what I am doing. [...][...]