An Appalachian In Red Square

Had you told that twelve-year-old version of me that I would one day be standing, jaw hanging agape, in the middle of Red Square, I would have laughed you out of town. Me? In Red Square? But it happened. We clambered out of the bus and followed Yelena through a pedestrian underpass... and as I... Continue Reading →

January 17, 2012 1

God, Billy Joel, and the Berlin Wall: It Was Meant To Be

I've never left the country before. I had never even made it across the border to Canada or Mexico. So, naturally, the question was posed, "Why Russia?" I guess it does seem a strange destination for a person's first venture outside of her national boundaries. Maybe a trip down to Cancun, or up to Nova... Continue Reading →

January 11, 2012 0

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