Cool Britannia
I loved sailing through my Cool Britannia experience The hard life in Wales Britain! Wow, what a country! Or was it two? I spent a week and a half gorging on the wonders the English Isles had to offer. I have to say I was impressed that everyone spoke English,…
Read MoreThe Expat Woman’s Predicament
You a single girl looking for a man? Don’t go to Moscow! Suzanna on the lookout annE searching hard Now, on occasion, I have made reference to how under appreciated expatriate (read American and British) women are in Moscow, but the full brunt of this horrible slight was brought home…
Read MoreStreet Food is Yummy!
The one sure way to quite a growling stomach in the CIS Its late afternoon on a Sunday and you’ve been walking all day. Your hungry, but you used up all your play money the night before. What is there for a hungry Kyivian to eat on the street? If…
Read MoreSpring Flowers Make June Leavers
The smart ones leave before June 30 They left so fast they forgot their shoes The other night I went to dinner to celebrate a special occasion for a friend. She was getting married, turning 30, and leaving Russia. The first two, most of us do, but the last one…
Read MoreThe Provinces Are Provincial
Russia sure knows how to live in the global village A Moscow Club Toilet Guide May Day was never better! Grind that grain! The republics’ seals Life in the village The provinces of Russia, the true Russia! Moscow is no more Russia, than New York is America. OK, maybe there…
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