Guest Blog: Molly in Moscow
As promised, a guest blog by the one and only Molly McCleery, the first of many of my guests to Russia. I hope you enjoy reading her impressions about her trip to the Motherland. On a Wednesday last...
View ArticleA Night Train to St. Petersburg
Lawrence buds Ben + Sarah visited me in Moscow and we went to St. Petersburg. I have almost as much to say about the night train to St. Petersburg as I have to say about St. Petersburg itself....
View Articleit’s a season here but i’m not sure which
When the Russians put a beach in at Gorky Park, I knew spring/summer had officially started. There are beach chairs and umbrellas and families who bring buckets and shovels. I’ve been to Gorky Park...
View ArticleGuest Blog: We Keep Our Promises
As promised, a guest blog by the always lovely and supportive Ben and Sarah Pfeiffer, my second guests in Russia. Learn more about Ben and his writing here. We promised to visit our friend, and we keep...
View Articlejack in moscow or, a sample “your boyfriend’s visa finally got issued” itinerary
About a month ago, boyfriend Jack graduated from law school. Five days after that, he came to Moscow, and though he’s been back in KS for a few weeks now, I’m incredibly happy and thankful about his...
View ArticleDacha
Two weeks before I moved to Moscow last August, I read a National Geographic article about dachas, Russian summer homes. Gardener that I am, I knew that living in an enormous city for a year would be...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Jack in Moscow
A guest blog from my third visitor, my boyfriend, Jack Kynion III, who visited Moscow at the end of May/beginning of June. What to say of Moscow? Was it a good trip? Uh… what’s a good trip? For those...
View ArticleParents in Moscow.
I apologize for my absence. I moved back to the US about a month ago, found an apartment, bought a car, started a new job, and tried to see friends. This move has been almost as jarring (and quick!) as...
View ArticleBack to Reading in KS
I’ve been back in the US for a little over three months. This astonishes me. Time seems to be moving so much faster this fall than last, though that’s probably just a perspective thing or a busy-ness...
View Articlelooking back: paris
After my longest hiatus yet from the blog, a post. Don’t be fooled: reverse culture shock has quite possibly been a greater transition/difficulty for me than moving to Moscow. Though I’m finally coming...
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