my birthday
2004-12-08, Ekaterinburg, Russia. By: wyatt

I'm 26...Craziness.:) It's going to be a fun day. I have to do some Photoshop work between now and 4:00 but that in itself is pretty fun too. I really like the food actually, but I'll be g...

Thanksgiving
2004-10-26, Ekaterinburg, Russia. By: wyatt

There's a superstition here that if you walk between two people with the same name, you get a wish. We had three Jenias in our group last night so I sent lots of positive wishes Ciara's way. Here gr...

some cut and paste from my emails
2004-11-21, Ekaterinburg, Russia. By: wyatt

I got this proposal I just couldn't pass up today. My "boss" out here, Elena, offerred that her husband would take me to the traditional banja: "You will take a steam bath together, he will beat you...

McPeak
2004-10-20, Ekaterinburg, Russia. By: wyatt

I just got back from doing another HIV/AIDS lesson. One of the guys I met was from Kazakstan but he looked like me. I'm finding it interesting teaching what I'm teaching--part of which involves pr...

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2004-11-19, Ekaterinburg, Russia. By: wyatt

A funny thing about my roommate Susan: She's allergic to wheat--and Catholic, so she can never eat the host when she takes communion. She keeps stacks of Jesus in her refrigerator. I sympathize w...

Ekaterinburg 1
2004-11-20, Ekaterinburg, Russia. By: wyatt

This weekend, our guide Jenia and her friend...Jenia brought us out to a battle of the bands at the stadium and to a local discotech. "El Dorado," the disco had a huge dance floor, palm trees made ou...

Moscow
2004-11-19, Ekaterinburg, Russia. By: wyatt

I just got in to Ekaterinburg. I'm sitting in what will be our office for the next month. It's pretty nice by any country's standards. I don't have a clear initial impression of the city yet. Hm......