Monthly Archives: November 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

I’m home! Everything is great, except for one thing. On the plane between Europe and North America, Raisa asked if I had any movies in Russian. I told her I did, then suddenly realized I hadn’t seen the drive they … Continue reading

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Outta Here

Tomorrow morning I get up dark and early heading for home. It’s been a whirlwind few days getting everything taken care of so I can become an RPCV. I really want to say a big thank you to the office … Continue reading

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Bakhchisaray Goodbye

The day started with giving the last of my bottles to Baba Masha. I got her address so I could send her a postcard from the States. I let her have her choice of candles from my packet. Next, I … Continue reading

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Friday the 13th

On Friday the 13th, at 13:00 13 of my friends gathered at Cafe Alie and we all said goodbye together. My counterpart’s wife wasn’t able to attend, but thankfully a last minute volunteer materialized to take her place. In all, … Continue reading

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No Internet

Someone ran over the telephone box. Picture to follow when I have bandwidth.

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