I have been meaning to post pictures here from my trip to Russia for a really long time now. About two months ago I had narrowed my selection of over 1,000 pictures to just over 100 that had stories I wanted to tell. There’s not enough room nor enough time to tell over a hundred stories though. So, here’s a random selection instead. Enjoy! 
Tag Archives: russia
Another Reason to Hire Me: I’m Adventurous (with a Capital ‘A’)
You know how everyone has this place where they just have to go one day? For most people it’s Paris or Rome or maybe the North Pole. For me, it was Russia. I don’t know why, but when I was 15 and I heard Russian for the first time, that was it. I just had to go.
Run On, Run On… Choo-choo-choo
Over the last 2 weeks or so, I’ve come to realize a few important things about traveling and life in general. You can go half-ways across the world to think and try to become more self-aware and figure out what to do with your life and how to be in your everyday life. But it doesn’t matter […]
Malnourished
Those of you who know me (and that’s pretty much anyone who’s actually reading my blog) know that I’m a meat and carbs kinda gal who likes to binge on fast food and anything that’s bad for you. Right now though, all I really want is a ceasar salad and some raw broccoli! It appears that the Russians […]
Why
Whenever I tell someone that I’m going to Russia, they ask why. It seems that I never do a satisfactory job of explaining it so I was going to post an answer here. I wrote for an hour and ended up deleting everything. I can’t explain in words why I’m going but can only tell you that it’s not a matter of […]
Traveling: The World’s Most Expensive Activity
When I was about 17, I started saving money in what I called “The Let’s Get Out of Here Fund.” I still have the yellow post-it note that I put in my money bag that reads “Deposit money when you really want to be somewhere else!” Well, there have been many times were I’ve wanted to be somewhere else. And […]