
in march, at the end of the month, i am visiting russia for my spring break! it will be my first visit ~ i have never been before. my parents, however, have, during the days of the cold war. being from western and northern europe, how they got in {and out, for that matter} of an east blok country is a mystery to me. well, back then, russia wasn’t so nice. there was lots of poverty and a dark mood always hung in the air. but things have changed. although not perfect, life in russia has become a lot better. [...]