Hanna Loves Russia Enough to Volunteer

Hannah is the coolest! Hannah is an amazing woman. She first started coming to Russia when she was a young girl, drawn here by the romance we all feel with this forbidden land. She continued her studies with a Russian tint, finally graduating from the Monterrey Institute (the old CIA…

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Guss & Mary Go Shopping

Gus and Mary are joe-cool volunteers! Two of the best people I know in Russia just happen to be Peace Corps volunteer couple in Nizhny Novgorod. Gus & Mary have the best outlook on life, joy with a bit of wisdom, that I can only hope to emulate one day….

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The Pochta is the Place for Stamps

I’ll trade you the US Postal system for this place any day! Now here is a tale for ya, those who think that Russia is too advanced to have a Peace Corps presence. Today I had a pochta (post office) experience. On Saturday, I received this little slip from the…

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My Russian Host Brother

Dima rocks in German & Russian My Joe-Cool Host Fam My Love: Margo Summertime Fun Dima & Alex in ‘hard class’ Three friends & an APC When we first arrived in Russia with the Peace Corps, we lived for three months with a Russian host family to acclimate ourselves with…

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My ‘Rents are the Coolest!

Ma & Pa Rock! The Dad himself Ma & Pa happy running along Ah, family. The one thing we all have (or had) that we cannot choose and consequently, drives us nuts. My dad, like all dads, is a great man. Even greater now that I do not live at…

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