Like nomads, but with more stuff

In April Terry and I will have been a couple of 12 years. That feels like a long time. And in all that time, one particular phenomenon has ...

Today is Defenders Day (the full name is Defender of the Fatherland Day).  This is a Russian Holiday to celebrate the men who served in d...

Back in December I saw a fascinating advert for the "Ice Fairy Tale". Constructed outside of a shopping center in the southern pa...

For President's Day, Terry and I had a little "date day" - nanny came for Zoltan, Alex went to preschool (American holidays s...

Some time in the last 2 years, Alex decided she could singlehandedly stop Zoltan's crying no matter what caused it (even if it was her ...

The kids love smoothies. I love that I can usually sneak into smoothies foods they won't normally eat, as well as simply give them food...

I've spent many a fine evening at Korovabar on Karavannaya - with girlfriends. Terry had never gotten there yet so when he really wante...

Alex attends a Russian preschool. Her teachers don't speak English (well, their English is even worse than my Russian so I just go abou...

Our new Consul General invited the Consulate to accompany him on a tour of Lenfilm back in December. Lenfilm, for those who don't know...

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Terry and I decided to do a bit of touristing. One place we'd been meaning to see was Pete...