tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88040477631752906552009-10-18T01:40:46.301+05:00Pictures of the Volga Region of Russia from 2006 & 2007Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-4360078461816642772007-06-17T07:13:00.000+05:002007-06-17T07:33:52.596+05:00<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPsMdYXwkz8"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPsMdYXwkz8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank You for Your Support</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My wife, Jenevieve<br />Magdalena, Erin, and the rest of the staff at Georgetown<br />Bridget, Elena, and Natalia at the English Language Office<br />The other Russian Fellows: Sally, Stephanie, Danai, and Judy<br />The English Language Fellow community<br />Yulia, Nastia, Ana, and all the teachers at the ELC<br />Elena and the volunteers at the American Center<br />Our Russian teacher, Katya<br />Our American friends in Samara, Alison and Daniel<br />Ludmilla, Svetlana, Yevgeniya, and all the other supportive teachers in Samara<br />All the teachers who attended my seminars<br />Oksana and the Ministry of Education of Samara Oblast<br />All the generous hosts of all the wonderful cities we visited in Russia<br />All the students who took time to give us a tour of their cities<br />Our driver, Andre<br />My friend, Mikhail and his family<br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-436007846181664277?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-49510137594102209732007-06-16T07:38:00.000+05:002007-06-16T07:42:39.633+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnNNnU5S04I/AAAAAAAAAMk/fQv9fu_Q9q8/s1600-h/IMG_2842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnNNnU5S04I/AAAAAAAAAMk/fQv9fu_Q9q8/s400/IMG_2842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076486542995936130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My stay in Samara is setting<br />This picture was taken at 10:30pm<br />The sun rises around 4:30am.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4951013759410220973?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-40077559364743532412007-06-15T07:07:00.000+05:002007-06-15T07:21:36.990+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnH1f05S03I/AAAAAAAAAMc/-VHzAuaayGY/s1600-h/IMG_2614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnH1f05S03I/AAAAAAAAAMc/-VHzAuaayGY/s400/IMG_2614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076108182146962290" border="0" /></a>In the land of the Kalmyks,<br />a lady met a stone lion.<br />Who has the bigger smile?<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4007755936474353241?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-12946148288853334082007-06-14T07:10:00.000+05:002007-06-14T07:12:03.057+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnCj1k5S02I/AAAAAAAAAMU/BNEWhcK5StQ/s1600-h/IMG_2824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnCj1k5S02I/AAAAAAAAAMU/BNEWhcK5StQ/s400/IMG_2824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075736920878928738" border="0" /></a><br />Little did they know<br />That the kiss<br />Would turn them to stone<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-1294614828885333408?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-86705075842924958532007-06-13T19:46:00.000+05:002007-06-13T19:51:49.696+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnAD9E5S01I/AAAAAAAAAMM/gCoeH9pQxXw/s1600-h/IMG_2838.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnAD9E5S01I/AAAAAAAAAMM/gCoeH9pQxXw/s400/IMG_2838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075561127867503442" border="0" /></a><br />One of the many things I will miss:<br />The magnificent views<br />Changing hourly outside my window<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8670507584292495853?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-42982174102203625952007-06-12T07:45:00.000+05:002007-06-12T07:53:15.353+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rm4JVU5S00I/AAAAAAAAAME/L7N-1bKBNTw/s1600-h/IMG_2804.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rm4JVU5S00I/AAAAAAAAAME/L7N-1bKBNTw/s400/IMG_2804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075004092084048706" border="0" /></a><br />June 12th is Russia Day!<br />Today celebrates Russia's independence<br />From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4298217410220362595?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-51003653098217778442007-06-11T08:07:00.000+05:002007-06-11T08:09:42.455+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rmy8rU5S0zI/AAAAAAAAAL8/0GN2YjveUl0/s1600-h/IMG_2826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rmy8rU5S0zI/AAAAAAAAAL8/0GN2YjveUl0/s400/IMG_2826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074638332669121330" border="0" /></a><br />Ships like these<br />Once sailed down the Volga<br />Now they are made of stone with hooligans on board<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5100365309821777844?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-58479219455521716222007-06-10T08:10:00.001+05:002007-06-10T08:14:36.362+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmtrvU5S0yI/AAAAAAAAAL0/lp_piSfsJ5I/s1600-h/IMG_2821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmtrvU5S0yI/AAAAAAAAAL0/lp_piSfsJ5I/s400/IMG_2821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074267865970037538" border="0" /></a><br />The Spirit of God<br />and the Spirit of the Soviets<br />Side by side up on the hill<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5847921945552171622?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-58815814156143118272007-06-09T10:27:00.001+05:002007-06-09T10:30:49.944+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rmo6U05S0xI/AAAAAAAAALs/f57Li1tTO-g/s1600-h/IMG_2801.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rmo6U05S0xI/AAAAAAAAALs/f57Li1tTO-g/s400/IMG_2801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073932059657032466" border="0" /></a><br />A view from my living room window last week<br />30 minutes before this photo, it was 96 degrees (36 C)<br />30 minutes later, it was 60 degrees (15 C)<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5881581415614311827?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-1476787457719442762007-06-08T12:24:00.000+05:002007-06-08T12:28:06.796+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmkEt05S0wI/AAAAAAAAALk/KST7mdEyeu4/s1600-h/IMG_1713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmkEt05S0wI/AAAAAAAAALk/KST7mdEyeu4/s400/IMG_1713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073591640549151490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The view opposite Samara<br />See the city in the distance?<br />See the mysterious orb in the picture? (A spirit?)<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-147678745771944276?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-78024654232216654982007-06-07T10:55:00.000+05:002007-06-07T10:58:33.975+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmeeG05S0vI/AAAAAAAAALc/aABwaJD5h48/s1600-h/IMG_2813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmeeG05S0vI/AAAAAAAAALc/aABwaJD5h48/s400/IMG_2813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073197345371509490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Samara Square in the morning with<br />The Volga River and the Zhiguli Hills in the background<br />The people of Samara are still sleeping.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-7802465423221665498?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-83680120751049715852007-06-06T12:48:00.001+05:002007-06-06T12:50:30.132+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmZm7U5S0uI/AAAAAAAAALU/7qglECGzWKk/s1600-h/IMG_2808.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmZm7U5S0uI/AAAAAAAAALU/7qglECGzWKk/s400/IMG_2808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072855199686775522" border="0" /></a><br />See that balcony near the corner on the 4th floor?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Home Sweet Home<br />For 12 more days<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8368012075104971585?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-91929650112341011792007-06-05T10:23:00.000+05:002007-06-05T10:25:25.032+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmTzjE5S0tI/AAAAAAAAALM/Md8317P5a0c/s1600-h/IMG_2783.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmTzjE5S0tI/AAAAAAAAALM/Md8317P5a0c/s400/IMG_2783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072446864261042898" border="0" /></a><br />Excuse me, city of Volgograd<br />May I borrow your Nazi killing machine?<br />I'm seeing fascism on the rise in some places.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-9192965011234101179?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-67517143963670381812007-06-04T12:53:00.000+05:002007-06-04T12:57:35.193+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmPFjs30mxI/AAAAAAAAALE/a5AxX51I0cU/s1600-h/IMG_2741.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmPFjs30mxI/AAAAAAAAALE/a5AxX51I0cU/s400/IMG_2741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072114822480698130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A one hour cruise<br />On the southern Volga<br />Near the delta<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6751714396367038181?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-77735018392489843112007-06-03T11:31:00.000+05:002007-06-03T11:35:55.710+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmJg5830mwI/AAAAAAAAAK8/JY5ysw4-Il0/s1600-h/IMG_2631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmJg5830mwI/AAAAAAAAAK8/JY5ysw4-Il0/s400/IMG_2631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071722679081671426" border="0" /></a><br />Chess City is a real city<br />A surburb of Elista, Kalmykia<br />The Dalai Lama stayed there once<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-7773501839248984311?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-55632399927160901732007-06-02T21:04:00.000+05:002007-06-02T21:08:01.499+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmGVd830mvI/AAAAAAAAAK0/ooY6qhbh7SU/s1600-h/IMG_2777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmGVd830mvI/AAAAAAAAAK0/ooY6qhbh7SU/s400/IMG_2777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071498997184895730" border="0" /></a><br />The last photo taken of us<br />Before Jenevieve left Russia.<br />I'm looking forward to our next photo together<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5563239992716090173?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-60208984241918058012007-06-01T10:55:00.001+05:002007-06-01T10:58:41.854+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl-06830muI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Kh4Xuo5_L5U/s1600-h/IMG_2714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl-06830muI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Kh4Xuo5_L5U/s400/IMG_2714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070970630308141794" border="0" /></a><br />There is no God but Lenin<br />His head a shining beacon for us all<br />Or at least for the proletariat<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6020898424191805801?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-88272971481319672372007-05-31T07:53:00.001+05:002007-05-31T07:54:32.639+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl44v830mtI/AAAAAAAAAKk/2olCl10PQJU/s1600-h/IMG_2603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl44v830mtI/AAAAAAAAAKk/2olCl10PQJU/s400/IMG_2603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070552626911025874" border="0" /></a><br />Dawn<br />Eerily quiet<br />Not quite Russian<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8827297148131967237?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-59147937232855031122007-05-30T21:30:00.001+05:002007-05-30T21:33:19.797+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl2mx830msI/AAAAAAAAAKc/_uKTKRbeOJ4/s1600-h/IMG_2602.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl2mx830msI/AAAAAAAAAKc/_uKTKRbeOJ4/s400/IMG_2602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070392132573108930" border="0" /></a><br />Wednesday, May 16th<br />We see our first mosquitoes of 2007<br />While our train stalls in the Volga Delta region<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5914793723285503112?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-91123955900072336512007-05-29T10:36:00.000+05:002007-05-29T10:43:34.986+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rlu9MM30mrI/AAAAAAAAAKU/msfK-HK6_zg/s1600-h/IMG_2771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rlu9MM30mrI/AAAAAAAAAKU/msfK-HK6_zg/s400/IMG_2771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069853822847064754" border="0" /></a><br />"Mother Russia" stands on the bloodiest hill in Russia<br />The Battle of Stalingrad took place here<br />She is 170 feet tall<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-9112395590007233651?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-52033599907461596742007-05-28T11:01:00.000+05:002007-05-28T11:05:08.838+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rlpw3M30mqI/AAAAAAAAAKM/E9CcNMeEXkg/s1600-h/IMG_2697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rlpw3M30mqI/AAAAAAAAAKM/E9CcNMeEXkg/s400/IMG_2697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069488424209390242" border="0" /></a><br />Although it used to be red,<br />This one is not in Moscow.<br />It's in sunny Astrakhan.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5203359990746159674?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-88191180985543604802007-05-27T07:53:00.000+05:002007-05-27T07:56:25.691+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RljzF830mpI/AAAAAAAAAKE/AtmBZUWna4M/s1600-h/IMG_2612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RljzF830mpI/AAAAAAAAAKE/AtmBZUWna4M/s400/IMG_2612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069068664170650258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Korea? No.<br />Japan? No.<br />Kalmykia, the only Buddhist republic in Europe<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8819118098554360480?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-65311109937640688382007-05-15T08:31:00.000+05:002007-05-15T08:33:49.024+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkkpxeL1zJI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/_u2ES4qYyAo/s1600-h/IMG_2594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkkpxeL1zJI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/_u2ES4qYyAo/s400/IMG_2594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064625185847889042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We're packing to go to Elista and Astrakhan.<br />When we get back,<br />Jenevieve flies home to America.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6531110993764068838?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-56238869891026561562007-05-13T08:24:00.000+05:002007-05-13T08:30:51.533+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkaFFOL1zII/AAAAAAAAAJ0/-F3BlV2-1iY/s1600-h/IMG_2350.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkaFFOL1zII/AAAAAAAAAJ0/-F3BlV2-1iY/s400/IMG_2350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063881155778301058" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Mother's Day<br />Here's a photo of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Russia_Exhibition_Centre">VVTs</a><br />We visited back in March 2007<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5623886989102656156?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-43929718167529350872007-05-12T10:31:00.000+05:002007-05-12T10:37:18.540+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkVR9uL1zHI/AAAAAAAAAJs/ZZRzkHYuoGg/s1600-h/IMG_2581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkVR9uL1zHI/AAAAAAAAAJs/ZZRzkHYuoGg/s400/IMG_2581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063543476859554930" border="0" /></a><br />This squirrel offers a pine cone<br />on the fourth floor<br />of Moscow's "Children's World"<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4392971816752935087?l=photosamara.blogspot.com'/></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0