Chris at the bowling the alley...
Papa Johns!! By my HOUSE!!
Hey look, I'm at Papa John's Pizza.
The patio at Papa John's.
Chris on the trolleybus with all his junk.
Getting ready to leace for Ruza. L2R: Sasha, Anton, Chris, Stacy, Paul.
2 Hours cramped in this Lada... ahhhh...
Someone's house in Ruza.
Rusa!
Tent City!! Anton and Chris in front of Brad's tent.
Rusa Camp 2006
Sasha's Lada, and Oleg's Grace (that van thing)
Oleg's Hyundai Grace.
That's our lake!
Shashlick on the first night, with no kids.
This spider lived 20 feet from my tent. We wanted to kill him, but the Russian's didn't. So, we didn't.
The spider again...
The Russians rescued this little guy, he was caught in a discarded fisherman's net.
:) He's free!
All of the kids arriving at camp.
Timofey!
Sasha... he must not be happy with his tent... haha.
Alina, check out that hair!
Playing a name game.... Sergei, Ivan, Anya, Dasha, and Nina.
Name Game: Dasha, Nina, Alina, Katya, Chris, and half a Yulia.
Crazy Hanglider thing with a motor.
How in the world can that thing keep two people aloft?
Our wilderness toilet.
It wasn't as bad as it looks, I swear!
Everyone at the fire pit the first night.
Director Sasha.
Styopa, Grandma, and Sveta.
Nina's hand is up!
The boys haulin a log in.
Dasha's sister... so cute!
Timofey is all blurry...
Playing a name game, Sergei and Sveta.
Singing?
Singing with partners...?
Hey look at the back of Chris's head... no wait.. don't.
Sveta and our awesome cook, Boris!
blurry.
A skit... with Sasha and Oleg.
A skit... it was about having legs, but not realizing it.
Blurry German (grr'man, his name, not his nationality).
Anton, Brad and Yulia... introducing themselves.
Brad has an interesting point... :)
Chris, Anton, Brad, and Yulia.
Anton and Chris.
Brad, Anton and Chris.
Brad, Anton, and Chris.
We are about to sing for everyone. That was fun!
God of Wonders, by Brad... Chris... was for dramatic effect.
Chris and Brad... taking it on the road...
Not sure why there are so many pictures of us.
Ivan and German
Anton, Brad and Chris.
Brad, German, and Anton.
The Fire
Oleg and Sveta setting up for a game, it rained this day.
Rainy Lake.
Sveta speaking into the loudspeaker... right at little Ivan (Vanya).
Breakfast... mmm...
Yeah, it was rainy and cold today.
I have no idea what Timofey's flag says...
Dasha and Alina
?? Masha
Styopa, Seriozh, and Vannya
I have no clue what game this is, but it was raining...
It looks like steal the bacon or some kind of crazy relay?
Styopa blindfolded being led by Kerop.
Shooting the ball off the top with a water gun, look close, Sasha ball is falling!
Vannya
Vannya goin at it!
Vannya close up.
Nina, Masha, and Masha.
Yulia and Alyona... eating some kasha [oatmeal]
Oleg showing some pictures in the only dry place in camp.
They are really into it eh?
Yulia saying something important... haha.
Posing for... the other camera!
One Truth.
Alyona, Yulia, and Anya (Katya too!)
Laughing at themselves.
haha.
The whole gang.
Playing the ballon-life game.
My team lookin good.
Getting set. You put the ballon in your back.
This is our extra life supply.
Sasha getting set.
Hello.
I'm sure they are discussing meaningful strategy.
Anton's team set... our foes.
Styopa telling me I'm goin down.
Dasha was the life supply for them.
Cute eh?
Dasha of Anton's Komanda.
Man, they look intimidating... look at that big guy!!
You gotta be fast!
Most threats neutralized, for the moment...
Friends down close to the enemies home.
The table has turned on us... we are mostly stuck in our corner now.
It took 3 guys to bring me down... that is why I am laughing hysterically.
Look, a hole!
... not sure what we are looking at...
Everybody above the hole...
Prepping some firewood.
Again, not sure what we are doing here. But Sahsa looks good!
Old wheel rim + part of a bucket + 2 parts dirt = confusion?
I don't remember seeing them use this for any purpose... at all.
Privyet debushka!
Привет девушка!
Sisters.
Campfire meeting... it was cold.
German!
Singing.
Watching a film. Mandy Moore in, A Walk to Remember.
Styopa looks serious!
Our... canopy? To make a dry spot.
Lake Sunset. Long exposure.
Night, regular exposure.
Bonfires across the way.
Our fire by night.
Рыбы! From the lake!
Morning Bible study.
Yulia invited the Americans to tag along.
There was no translator, so I got some good journaling time in.
The 'Olympics!' of the camp.
The long jump, Anya.
Alina won the girls side, she posted 223 jumps a the jump rope.
Sergei giving a good jump.
Vannya.
Game: Fort Baiyard, Anton about to duel with Kostya.
If you fall of the log, you lose.
There was a bell on each different colored string, if a bell rang, you suffered a penalty.
Good shot of the bell, probably ringing.
This was a riddle station in Ft. Baiyard.
Timoha.
Anton giving it a shot.
Christine!
Anya!
Yulia and Alyona getting ready to sing.
Hey...
Nifty lake scene.
Fishermen Sunset.
Nearly Glass.
Pristine Sunset.
A lone fisherman.
Football!!
The tents.
Chai?
Chiberregs!!
So, eveyone got into a waterfight... and it ended up down here.
Styopa with a bucket on the left.
Waterballon Volleyball... nice.
WBV
Brad has a huge ballon!
Grrr!!
Sveta putting a ballon in play.
Mid flight.
Styopa and Sasha launching one!
Incoming!!
Just after launch.
Nice move!
Katya gettng ready to do some damage.
Hi Sveta!
Yulia/Nina launch one.
Are you ready!!??
Brad/Anton doin it!
Sasha sending one.
Ready??
Go!
Yulia/Nina ready?
Sergei putting a huge ballon in!!
Styopa/Sasha eye a destination.
Vannya professing his love for Anya.
Bugs are gross.'
Babyshka Chris.
Babyshkii with sunglasses...
Losha looks ... well... nice?
I think the facial hair ruins it...
Nice...
Kostyik and German.
Masha!
Masha.
Sasha and Brad.
Skit: They were demons... being funny about the way they might try to attack the campers, so the campers would be ready.
Oleg and Styopa.
Watching the skit.
Sasha??
Singing a skit song.
Nice.
Nice 2.
Seryiozh!
Nice 3.
Nice 4.
I think her name was Sveta.
Last night coversations.
Yes! I am not the only one!
Check this little guy out.
blurry: bat baby.
blur: baby bat.
Timofey dangling.
Chiberregi for breakfast!! Yes!
Katya and Vanya.
Cheese!
Brad and Sveta.
Timofey, what are you doing?
Vanya with a glow in the dark star.
Styoperrrrr, Chris, and Antoha
Vanya-ritto?
Vannya-ritto!
Timofey-ritto!
Breaking camp.
Yulia writing letters.
Chris working hard.
Brad writing for Masha.
Dang Brad... you're popular!
Brad, and posse.
Brad, Styopa, and Chris.
Morning Chai!
Morning Chai, Sasha 'whoo'
Rusa 2006 :: Руза 2006г
Alisia, Brad, Anya, Chris, Alina, Katya, and Seriozh.
Loading up.
Bye!
Yulia and Alina.
Our Lake!
In Rusa.
The Bus Station.
Getting on the bus, the ticket lady was mad, becuse we had baggage.
In the metro after Pirates 2 in English!
Kids begging for money on New Arbat Street.
Watch out power rangers!
Maybe Ninja Turtles?
Coffee House The Starbucks of Moscow.
Anton, Yulia and Chris on Novie Arbat.
Chris, Anton, and Yulia going into the metro!
