I sit on the sturdy plastic chair across from my doctor, a vibrant yet calming middle-aged woman who has been more of a counselor than a physician to me. “You look older,” she says. My weight is the same, my hair still that thick auburn, but I think she’s looking at my eyes. “If IContinue reading “Reorientation Ramblings”
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Walking Home, Significant Details
There are less than two weeks to go, and the lack of time concentrates significance into every step. The sounds, colors, smells of this little city, unknown at this time last year, are now dear, родной. The familiarity that nine months creates can lull me into not noticing, but the knowledge that 14 blocks ofContinue reading “Walking Home, Significant Details”
Return to Vladimir
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, mostly because I’ve been sick the whole month of May 😦 Allergies in Elabuga hit me hard, and what started out at seasonal sneezing and itchy eyes turned into a full-blown bronchitis-y sickness that drove me to antibiotics and laying in bed for four days straight. Thanks toContinue reading “Return to Vladimir”
Surprises and Karaoke and Lead Paint
The last month has been one of the fullest and most fun of my life. The two groups of fourth year students I taught last semester came back from student teaching at the end of March, and since then, I’ve been teaching 11 classes a week, which is the heaviest load I’ve had yet. InsteadContinue reading “Surprises and Karaoke and Lead Paint”
Dead Poets Society, Russian Style
Before the semester started, I was told that I could teach one course on anything I wanted to. Although the possibility to teach “anything” seems nice at first glance, the vagueness really wasn’t helpful in narrowing down ideas, and I was glad to get advice from other teachers during our Moscow conference on what topic might beContinue reading “Dead Poets Society, Russian Style”
