I made it to my new home. Here’s a general description, actually written a few weeks after this entry time…)
I’m living with a Russian woman (Natalia Vasilevna) and her 34 year-old son, Kirill. And 2 cats (named Kuzia and Muzeek). And a whole bunch of lizards which I haven’t gotten a very accurate count on [...]
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Smog, snow, dirt… RUSSIA!!! This is the farthest I’ve ever been from home.
Descending to Mother Russia. Below, clumps of farmhouses and small towns separated by vast forests grew more and more numerous as we approached the metropolis. Roads darted in and around the trees. A thick blanket of snow enveloped everything in sight.
The [...]
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Bags are packed, parents are pacing, stomach is churning and I’m standing on the brink of the next chapter of my life’s journey. I leave for Midway Airport in less than an hour. I’ll fly to D.C. to begin the ACTR 2-day orientation program, then its off to Moscow.
Is this happening?
Meaning, emotion, vindication… lost; [...]
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Russia… Russia!!! Moscow. Snow. Cold. Funny hats. That weird dance. Vodka. Fur hats and long beards. Communism. Gulag. Enemy. Brother? Cold War. Space Race. Sputnik. Yuri. Rolling tanks and marching troops. Red Square, Army, October. Fear. Perestroika. Americanization. Propoganda. Infant democracy, ancient culture… No English?!? WHAT? Why the hell are you going to Russia?!?!
Hmmm, a [...]
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