I am working on my Russian. Not as regularly or as much as I need to, but I'm getting there.
I just learned a new way to say "I'm sorry". Litterally translated it means "it is such a pity for me ( Read more... )

I cannot stress this enough...do not move the day before leaving on the Transiberian. Moving is hard enough, but I would have forgotten my head if it was not attached. Really. About three hours before departure, rigt after my second load of stuff from my old apartment that I had forgotten, I realized I had forgotten to bring a coat! It had started ( Read more... )

I always have to laugh at people and their dogs. On the way home tonight there where two: one huge scary one and one tiny one. The first I avoided and walked far away from, he looked too mean. The second was so short you would lose him in tall grass. In fact he was wearing a bright yellow vest. I wasn't sure if it was to find him easily or if it ( Read more... )

This is a test to see if I can post from my phone.