Apartment life on the other side of the world
The city of Moscow had a centralized heating system and hot water came into the apartment in pipes from the
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Dining Georgian Style
U Pirosmani is a Georgian restaurant we liked to go to in Moscow. It was located across the street from
Read moreMy Burma memories in photos
I was wandering around the National Gallery of Art the other day and stumbled across the exhibit “Captain Linnaeus Tripe:
Read moreThe Art of Bullfighting
Soon after moving to Mexico City my whole family went to our first bullfight. My mother describes it:“We had good
Read moreGood-bye to the Corcoran
The Corcoran Gallery of Art was founded in 1869 by William Corcoran. Its main focus was American art and it
Read moreThrough the Andes to the Beach
I first wrote this story for a high school English class. My teacher, Mac Ross, was a great guy. He
Read moreWeighing the risks of travel
People have been traveling the world for ages. I love reading about people in London who packed up their belongings
Read moreOvercoming the horrors of war
My mother in law, Maria Nikolaevna, was born in Lviv in the 1920s. In 1340 Lviv was part of Poland
Read moreProp Planes and thunderstorms: ‘I thought for sure I was going to die’
On my way back from Minnesota last week I had a three-hour layover in Philadelphia. I then boarded a prop
Read moreRoad trip to Minnesota
I spent last week in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The mission was to drop my son off at college. He was
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