Kazan, Russian Federation

... it is easy for you." I mumble, "you've spoken Russian all your life and I need all my life to understand Russian."             --Getting on a bus with 200 people on it (I'm not kidding) and being felt up by complete strangers... koshmar!  (but maybe it's ...

I told you guys that I went to Moscow and found out that someone had jacked my card.  Well, I called the bank from Moscow ($60 US) to try to get them to send me another one and they said no problem.  A few weeks passed and I haven't received it or ...

... Nutcracker to boot) in Russia....  I mean, how cool is that?  This was not some hokey flea bit ballet; this was a Russian ballet that was performed by real Russian dancers.  I can now die happy.  All my desires have been fulfilled.             The women ...

... of 1.1 million, is the capital of Tatarstan, which is said to be one of the most nationalistic Republics inside the Russian Federation, with a muslim population and even its own language. Some signs in city are in both Tatar and Russian language ...