Freaks on the Streets
For a while there, I was being followed by giant rats! The J-7 Rat and I Another freak besides me Moscow is scary! You never know who your going to meet on the street, and how drunk their gonna be. I’ve seen some frightenly drunk people stumble by in my…
Read MoreRussian Buses Take Their Time
Don’t miss the bus! It’s a long wait for the next one. The Bus! Joe Pickett, Peace Corps Volunteer in Perm, Russia Russian bus drivers always drive their buses in three’s, the joke goes. The first knows where to drive. The second knows how to drive. The third is admiring…
Read MoreSleduchi Stancia Komsomolskaya
Want to see a master work? Check out the Moscow Metro! Damn nice art down there See all the business! One turn on the big M Ain’t it Pretty! This past Friday I was bored. No, I mean really bored, so bored that my friend Ann and I rode the…
Read MoreHeather’s Self-Determining Students
Wanna see the edge of Russian schools? Take a look here! Heather and her Mad Class There is a PCV here in Moscow who teaches at a very strange school. Heather’s school is called the School of Self-Determination. The students have a lot of freedom in their course selection, not…
Read MoreHi Al! Mozhna Photographia?
Al is gonna need better photos to be President! The next prez?? This week I went to see Al. Hmm, I guess he is actually Vice President Al Gore, but that’s all so formal. Anyway, Al and Tipper were in Moscow this week for his usual chat with the Russian…
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