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Da Svedania, Sochi (до свидания, Сочи), Goodbye

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi ended on Sunday – Monday already here in Sakhalin.  My two weeks plus of TV addiction are over. With the time zone differences between here and Sochi, we ended up watching replays of most … Continue reading

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A Change in Direction

I am NOT a quitter. But Tuesday I did. I quit my Russian language class. I was getting pretty overwhelmed with the grammar – too many cases and endings.  Did you know that there are 12 different words to say “my” … Continue reading

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