well, i doubt anyone checks this journal anymore, but i felt i should write one final entry for the sake of closure. the summer is wrapping up and i can't believe how quickly my time at home sped by. i got about 6 solid weeks of work in, spent some time in santa barbara reuniting with some long lost friends, survived another hike in yosemite (15 ( Read more... )

i'm back in the united states; everything here is larger than i remember. besides that, it feels almost as if i never left. still somewhat unusual though ( Read more... )

sorry i've been MIA the past few weeks... there is just too much to see/do/reflect upon and i'm too lazy to make the time to update ( Read more... )

it's hard to believe, but my semester at LCC is over. i don't think it has really hit me yet. saying goodbye to my roommates was so strange. jenya and sorina both cried. nora somehow disappeared right before i left so i never even said goodbye to her. i didn't see many of the study abraods before i left. originally our plan was to catch the 8am bus ( Read more... )

my updates have dwindled, but life here has sped up and escaped me in many aspects. i can't believe the semester is nearly over, and i can't believe the events that have led up to such a bitter-sweet goodbye. let me fill you in on what has been happening ( Read more... )

life since russia has been busy but not overly eventful. my classes have been demanding. i spent a majority of my time reading and writing papers this week. not so fun ( Read more... )

where do i begin ( Read more... )

i've been up all night packing because in approximately 4 hours i'll be off to the mother land. mother russia, that is ( Read more... )

i only have a few minutes before class, but i thought i would give a brief update and upload a few miscellaneous pictures ( Read more... )

well its been a while since i last updated and i guess i don't really have a good excuse ( Read more... )