Saturday, July 2, 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Last Post in Russia

Well, it's about time to head home to the states. I'd like to leave you, my faithful readers (hah), with one of my final impressions of Russia, which I predict will remain with me for many years to come:

"Ах, Джейк!" сказала Брет, "Как бы нам хорошо было вместе." 

..."Да," сказал я, "Этим можно утешаться, правда?"

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Graffiti Collection

I've picked up the habit of collecting graffiti. Here's a look at some of my recent favorites from around St. Petersburg:
Who doesn't?

"Rap Sucks...Rock 'n' roll!"

This one was around the corner from one of Lenin with a swastika on his forehead =Awkward.

Suck it, skinheads!
I've also seen a lot of graffiti advertisements which I hate. Vandalizing buildings that have survived a revolution, the siege of Leningrad, and the collapse of the Soviet Union for your commercial interests is a dick move. Do what everyone else here does, and hire a babushka to push fliers onto the masses.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Never Thought I'd See This


GRASS!!!

Today I saw grass for the first time since January. It's a  (post-)St. Patrick's Day miracle!