Ryan Johnson Hotel Kazan

... a drunken guy starts asking about your money, and having a dinner in a restaurant just by yourself makes you feel a bit stupid. On the other hand, you end up talking and get to know different people much easier, while you also have time for your own thoughts. If you are travelling a long time with somebody, with whom you spend all the time with, it can get on your nerves. When travelling alone in a foreign country, you may also every now and then ...

... words that don't appear in dictionaries. 7. There is NO step seven. 8. Make patties, pilfering a little spice from your babooshka.  9. Grill patties one by one on skovorodka. 10. Use Discrete Math to figure out how to make four hamburger buns out of a croissant the size of a cat and the shape of a cylon raider. 11. Assemble burgers 12. Forget fries. 13. Remember fries. Pick out ones not burned. 14. Enjoy! (While you can)...

... know that they feel the same way about me.  Also, it has shown me that we, as Americans, take our way of life for granted.  How lucky are we that we can write what we want, say what we want, go to the grocery store and see shelves full of food, own our own cars, and be able to travel freely within our country.  (Did you know that Russians not only have a passport but also a domestic passport?  They are kept track of ...

... winters, has seen her share of snow and probably all of our shares as well.  It gets pretty nasty here and the snow just dumps and dumps but I didn't care.  The white powdery stuff has finally come.  "We don't get much snow in North Carolina" I told her.  She just stood there and stared.  Finally, she uttered the word, "what?!!"  I guess the thought of winter without snow is enough to cause a complete brain freeze for a ...

... and more friends that I can count that have been to war.  If they feel like they need to go for our safety then they should go.  I would be afraid but if they want to go then I am proud of them for that."  I say.   She sat there speechless.  I don't think that she expected that answer at all, but it needed to be said.               The point of this little rant is that she knew nothing.  Nothing about McCain's past experience, nothing ...

So today is Sat and I usually sleep late on Sat's so I slept until around 1pm.  I must have been really tired and it was a busy week and I never really recovered from the previous weekend.  I know Excuses, excuses.... it could be that I am just lazy and since I have no job to go to or to keep me busy, sleep is a good substitute, but whatever.               So I just hung out in the room until Kristen woke up (and it was a little after 2 and that is only because ...

... anyone walked through the door, she let them have it.  I knew within a matter a time she would turn on me and she did.  After Glous, she comes in the room and yet again, gives me the speech about how juice is bad and I should only drink chai.  Also that eating out was really bad and that is why I am always sick.  I thought that her argument was ridiculous because (being a bit on the broke side) I have been eating at home for the last two weeks.  I have no ...

... and asked if she had read any of them.  "Yeah!!" she said (almost in the tone of duh you idiot, of course!! But charming) and she told me that they had made one of his books into a movie. All I have to say is that I have got to find that movie!! But it was a really good experience to have a great night with amazing girls. I felt like I had just penetrated the most popular high school click and I was riding high.             However, the fashion here is not just for the ...

... trains, at least once we are on them and done with the process of buying the tickets.  I hate that experience.  We have found in our limited experience that it is best to buy your tickets really early.  You will definitely get a cheaper rate.  I mean, as soon as you blow into town, immediately buy your ticket out. Trains are extremely popular and are filled up really really quickly so always remember that.              Anyway, you go to the kacca, confident of ...

... babushka's son) had brought home this pie that was absolutely disgusting. Mom said that I should tell them about chess pie (my absolute no holds bar favorite pie in the world) so they could see what a good pie would be like. "Run out to Kroger," she says "and go get a premade crust and make one for them." I sat there for a minute stunned. Then said, "mom are you INSANE? I'm in RUSSIA! There are no premade crusts." Then start laughing really hard because the idea is so ...