stuck in NYC for a week because our visas didn't process properly...this is Franceska from Germany, who was staying in my same hostel room
it was realllly cold and I was getting sick but I was determined to see the Statue of Liberty, and there it is!
me freezing my face off
slightly better photo (this is before Russia knocked sense into me with regards to wearing a hat)
random tall NYC buildings - shiny
eagle statue thing
in NYC's Donnelly Library - the original Pooh and company!
apparently I told my mom years ago that if I ever went to NYC, I would go see Pooh...my aunt reminded me of this and there you have it
more Pooh...I do wonder if they have a rabbit, gopher, roo, etc.?
my room in the hostel
the hallway in the hostel (it smelled kinda funky)
me by my bed, still can't believe I lived here for a week
the heater that made weird noises like a mad tea kettle
the fan
another hostel roommate, Lou
me with Rachel Berkowitz in NYC!! we overlapped for about 20 minutes, it was ridiculous and awesome
fast forward: arriving in Moscow
here's some of the group, we think it's 6am or something
all our luggage
I was really sick and exhausted
here's my room and hideous bedspread!
Laura in her room
the sink
the shower
the view from my window
that's the old FSB headquarters
a meeting with Irina to figure out what's going on
I don't think we ever figured out what was going on, but that's cool, it's Russia!
freezing at a bus stop
near the Kremlin
walking around in the cold
brrrrrr but pretty
freezing my butt off in front of the Kremlin!
inside the Kremlin just before it closed
sightseeing in winter
sweet gold domes!
Felix and Dima
near the entrance to red square
in red square!
the front of ГУМ
Laura and Jenna in front of St. Basil's cathedral
my "refrigerator"
three cheers for global warming
a random street I found when I walked the wrong way trying to find a church
frozen river
wandering around Moscow
determined ducks
typical street
yield to the right turning cars that like to drive off cliffs??
inside ГУМ
in class
in Russian Studies Seminar class
trying to figure out where to go
waiting for the professor to show up
a typical evening
beautiful snowy scene on the way to the bus stop
the physics faculty
snow everywhere
winter wonderland
the main building
poster for the chamber orchestra I joined
this is code for "out of order"
snowman!
more pretty snow scenes
if you're coming to Moscow, make sure you have all these things
(take 2, w/o a flash)
Laura borrows my computer
(take 2, w/flash)
me
nighttime snow
blurry crescent moon
the dorm we lived in at first
another poster
trolleybus 34!
out the back of the trolleybus
universityet metro station
pretty blue sky
Jeff in a random chair near the Tretyakov Gallery
new angle
bonus with crutch
milling about in the cold
Jessica's turn
spongebob?
waiting for class to start (again)
physics majors stacking empty bottles :)
Laura and me at a yummy indian restaurant
outside the Indian restaurant - it says "sputnik"!
blurrrry...
(I'm in the bottom of the picture!)
commemorating Yuri Gagarin
