Celebrating Independence

It’s a different experience to celebrate independence in a country you don’t have much connection to the history of, but we loved the festivities! Not quite like any fair I’ve been to in the states, it’s much more interactive, and looked like a blast for kids. Here’s some shots of the fun! There were several… Continue reading Celebrating Independence

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Mira’s first days

Here are some more pictures of Mira, from the hospital to coming home. Sorry it took so long to get them up, my hands have been a little full… 🙂      

Shanna: Cultural differences: It’s completely acceptable to run by your neighbors apartment at 10pm. And their kids are still up.

A higher love

Возлюбить (vahz-lyoo-beet). We learned this word in Russian the other day, and at first I was quite confused. The definition given was “to love,” but we already knew the verb “to love.” It’s just любить (lyoo-beet). How was this word different? Our teacher explained that this is a bigger love, a greater love, the love… Continue reading A higher love

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Through the windows

A few views from our apartment, mostly while it was snowing. Unfortunately you could see the snow best in front of the not-so-aesthetically-pleasing buildings, and I was locked in battle with a terrible cold monster (*sniffle*), so I didn’t go outside to find a better spot. Not that our building is aesthetically pleasing either… And… Continue reading Through the windows

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Our city from above

We headed out from work the other day to go see the botanical gardens, because it was probably one of the last sunny days we’ll have for awhile. However, due to a public transportation mishap (and an inexact knowledge of where the gardens are actually located) we ended up at the park up on the… Continue reading Our city from above

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On missing things:

Thursday was the first time in my life I’ve ever missed Thanksgiving with my family. Over the past decade it’s been hit or miss which of my siblings would be there, but I always made it, because Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s the holiday where my family all goes somewhere together, somewhere away from… Continue reading On missing things:

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White stuff

View from our balcony this very foggy morning. (Admittedly a long way off. We didn’t get any down here in the city.) Photos courtesy of Ben, because I left for a workshop before it was light enough to see.

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Thanksgiving prep

We hosted our teammates and friends for a Thanksgiving celebration (a week early) and it was fun, but man was it a lot of work. I had every intention of taking photos, but turns out I’m not very good at cooking and photoing simultaneously. Or hostessing and photoing simultaneously. Despite the lack of photographic proof… Continue reading Thanksgiving prep

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Celebrating culture

This past weekend the city held the annual cultural festival celebrating its heritage and diversity. There were a lot of very cool sounding things on the schedule that we didn’t get to see, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. Glad we went on Saturday though because it was rainy and cold on Sunday (even though our neighbor… Continue reading Celebrating culture

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