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Russia '04
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Moscow, Russia
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At Red Square with Meagan and Karen

 
 
 
 
Russia is probably the most amazing place that I have been to so far. I found its complicated language and beautiful people equally puzzling.
Every day in St. Petersburg was an adventure, where the simplest errands became complicated and even chaotic missions.
 
Living in Russia taught me a lot about life and myself. I have learned to find enormous pleasure in small things like wearing dry socks or drinking chai and have overcome many fears like sharing small spaces with large crowds. 
 
Now that my Russian experience is over, I realize that being comfortable is overrated. Inconveniences add character to situations. There are none that you can't get used to and it is very likely that you'll end up loving them. 

Saint Petersburg, Russia
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In front of "candy-striped" church with AIFS girls

Saint Petersburg, Russia
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One of the city's beautiful monuments

 
 
 
 
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Novgorod, Russia
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At a monastery with my Finnish friend Panu

THINGS THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET:
The hot pink toilet seats and broken beds at IMOP
Our ever-so-violated curfew and the evil guards we had to pay-off
The Baltica tent and Diva Ostrov
The metro dude: "Astaroshna, dvyeri zacrivayutsa!"
The yummy Blinchiki!
The abundant PDA (eeew!!)
Sledding with the gang and Natasha
Thanksgiving dinner at Tbilisi
The ballet
All the pointy Shoes
 The crazy driving on sidewalks
The bruises I got from slipping over ice every day
The evil Nahodka experience and my beloved Paterson
My amazing new friends!

Moscow, Russia
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Pepe and Eddie in front of St. Basil's cathedral

???, Russia
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Julie, Mary, karen and Andy (AIFS friends)

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