Ye Olde Folk Twig Thine

I saw a car/motorcycle accident today. Firstly, and this may not really be all that relevant, but although there are ‘lanes’ and ‘traffic lights’ here, they are more like a friendly suggestion. Just like the seatbelt law. All the drivers know exactly where the police hang out, looking for seatbelt offenders, and all the drivers [...]

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Minty Star Fresh

There is this gum here that I absolutely love. It is so delicious. It is minty and has a minty watery center. Yumm. In fact, last time I was here I bought a pack special for brother as a gift. When I bequeathed it to him he “loved it” (ok that is to say that [...]

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the bus

I was on the bus and the woman next to me smelled like poop. This is not to say anything bad about Russians, just about the poopy woman.

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Dolla’ Dolla’ Milk Y’all

So I am not sure if I have just been oblivious (Miriam has braces?) or that it was just a ‘coinkey-dink’ (coincidence- for those not in the KNOW) but the other day I was in a mall and as I saw two people whip out their wallets to pay, I noticed in the window part [...]

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Aliens and Fanny-packs

Thank you Russia for keeping the trend of fanny-packs alive. I thought the trend was almost dead, baring my aunt, and the random tourist who undoubtedly just got dropped off by aliens at Disneyland. But here in Russia, the culture is still alive. And I love it.

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House of Soviets is what?

There is this terrible eye sore of a building here in Kaliningrad. It is called the House of the Soviets. It was built, duh, during the soviet period. It looks like a 3D “H” and can be seen from practically everywhere in town. And guess what, it is empty, completely empty. The Russians, I guess [...]

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Watermelon and Ice cream and a dab of Crime

Russians are strange. So yesterday a man came over to “meet the American” it was weird. Although he did bring me watermelon and ice cream. I know a strange combo, but there is a backstory. My host mother informed me of the American-meeter and that he was going to bring a gift and she [...]

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Some things to think about

A few things to think about….
I went to post office to send some postcards to the US. The woman asked me if I wanted to send my postcards by plane or by train. I answered by train….
So I was walking with my host sister the other day, and a little boy was peeing, openly and [...]

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My Magical Wand

I was in class and a magical wand appeared out of nowhere and landed in my lap. All of the other students stood in awe as the wand told me that it would grant me three wishes. Being near lunchtime, and dreading my salad heaped with mayo, I wished for a bagel and cream cheese, [...]

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My Schweppes is not for sale.

Today I was waiting at the bus stop. It was around 9pm, but it was still hot out. My friend had just bequeathed to me her Schweppes which she didn’t want to finish. The taste wasn’t too unpleasant, and while I was waiting at the bus stop, decided it would be a nice refreshing idea [...]

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