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An in-transit report
... stop we were joined by two Russian air force officers, who spoke no English and at least one of them seemed to resent the fact that I had come to Russia without being able to speak Russian, but he clearly had no idea of tourism because he wanted to know where in Russia my family lived. Between the two of them they had a mountain of food including a roast chicken, and two bottles of vodka. What with my lawyer friend buying me beers and them offering vodka and chicken and the guy ...
You have little present for me?? Maybe bottle?
... So I could look at him with a straight face and say no. Then he asks if I have "a little present for me, maybe small bottle of liquor, or beer"...and I tell him no. So he starts rummaging again through our car. Then I remember I have a bottle of Romanian beer sitting in the back food tray. So I grab that and offer it to him. Now this bottle of beer has been sitting ...
Baba Olya
I work with homeless people. Baba Olya died this week. We saw her a week ago Friday, she had been beat up real bad and she didn't want to move from the pipes where she was laying. Those pipes were burning her but she still would not move. She was really depressed and hopeless. Was there ...
Back to Russia...
I have just made it back to Russia. I had a 3 month break in the middle because my passport was stolen by a Russian police officer. I strongly advise that if you can help if, to never have to travel on an emergency passport - not fun! I love Rostov on Don. I love Russia. It is great to be back. I live in my own apartment this time. Which makes life easier ...
ILLEGAL ENTRY #6 (RUSSIA TO UKRAINE)
... Instead of trying to go to Turkey and the Lebanon, I'd go to the Czech Republic and then home to Michigan. Two days later, I legally left Ukraine, and I had to pay a $70 fine to do so. They'd thought I'd been in their country for the past eight months. They, at least, gave me a receipt. The Ukrainian officer explained the fine: "It's the law. You have to know what the laws are." Or, you can just choose to follow your own. - Modern ...