"Never talk with strangers." Никогда не разговаривайте с неизвестными.* This simple advice would have saved me a lot of trouble…
Pictures from England
I'm visiting friends in Vladimir right now(!)where I spent the summer of 2012 studying Russian. I have so much to…
The Realest Day on Earth
On a bone-biting, rainy day back in October, the millennium-old Elabuga received a new tag line that I have no…
Breaking the Silence
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a word. I haven’t felt able to write, the depth and heaviness…
The Country Where the G.P.S. Scolds You: A Little Post on Cultural Differences
After about a month of being here, I am still finding it hard to adjust in certain ways. I am…
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Hope Unyielding 