This morning I went to see Esther, who is back in NYC after her cosmonaut adventure. As always, lovely to chat with her!
On my way home I stopped at The Strand bookstore to try to find a cheap used Russian phrasebook. In hindsight, I realize that I’m kinda a moron for thinking I could actually [...]
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But but but…
Posted in Planning, tagged books, New York, Planning on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mental note
Posted in Russia, Uncategorized, tagged Russia, scams, visa on March 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I admit it, I’m foolish for trying. I tried to outmaneuver the Russian visa process, and it’s costing me – in time, frustration and lots and lots of money. Mental note: Don’t try to outfox Russian bureaucrats. They’ll leave you weeping and penniless.
The following post is a blow-by-blow account of my quest, as yet unfinished, [...]
An experiment
Posted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m mucking about with the WordPress app on Facebook, and I needed a post to complete an experiment. So I figured I’d take the opportunity to post this poem by Edward Hirsch. I ripped it out of The New Yorker back in 2006 and it’s been on my fridge ever since.
Now, I’m not a [...]
What I didn’t say
Posted in Uncategorized on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My last post reflects the fact that I’ve been able to block out the most harrowing thing I’ll be leaving behind.
OK here goes: I’ll be leaving behind my family and friends.
Egads.
Excitement, panic, impatience, sorrow…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As it turns out, leaving isn’t quite as carefree as it was 13 years ago.
Now that I’ve decided to leave, New York seems alive to me again – its streets filled with character and characters that I’ll miss when I’m gone. I’m more like a tourist now, trying to suck it all in during the [...]
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