Kazan, Republic of Tartarstan, Russia. Part 1 of 2.
Dear WORLD, I haven’t written anything in so long! I'm a little sad because I have experienced so much that deserves to be written about,...
Psst! Coming soon...
Thoughts on my weekend in Kazan, Russia!
Wintery Thoughts on What I Can Change and What I Cannot
I have such a difficult time thinking about all the hurt in the world, because if I actually allow myself to think about it, then I hurt,...
Мелихово
I accidentally got roped into reading aloud (in Russian) a passage from Chekhov's play, "The Seagull", on an excursion to Chekhov's...
Today in "Baby Fashion Trends"
#Fashion #babies
Shampoo, Sanctions, and Friends
1. On Wednesday morning, as I was sitting on a bench outside, a cat jumped onto my lap and, after a couple minutes of purring and...
Why I get tired of the "Are you having the time of your life?! You must love it so much! Tell m
It’s difficult to phrase this post in a way that doesn’t make me sound like an ignorant, arrogant, over-privileged fool, but I will try...
Wednesday Afternoon with Timmy
Maureen and I feel guilty because we haven't been to many museums yet. After class on Wednesday, we were chatting in a cafe and decided...
A Few of My Favorite Things
My favorite walk, one that I take multiple times a week, is to a church about 25 minutes away from my apartment. There’s an open...
On Loneliness and Happiness, and Some of the Things That Fall in Between
Although I’m often happy to be alone, I don’t actually know how to be alone. I thought I did, but I know now that I didn’t, and that I...
