Ross in Rossiya

Exciting news! Ross is coming to Saint Petersburg for a visit in mid-December! For those of you who dont know the illustrious Mr. Turner, he's a good friend of mine from UBC. Actually he might have been the first person I met at university, being my next door neighbour in first year at the infamous Totem Park residence. Good old First Shu! It's so great he's coming out - I really didn't expect anyone to actually visit me in Russia, it's a little out of the way. So I'll be sure to give him the grand tour and make sure he doesn't fall into the Neva or get kidnapped by gypsies.

Sorry I can't post more often, I've got a lot on my plate just now with looking into graduate schools (January deadlines are approaching much too fast!), trying to find a new place to live, and working out Christmas plans. I just found out that nearly all of my friends here are going home for Christmas; darn Europeans can actually afford to do that, living so close. The prospect of spending Xmas alone in Russia is just too grim to even consider so I think I will also try to escape! I've got relatives in Prague so perhaps if they don't mind too much, I can visit them. Christmas might be saved after all...

Coming soon: More photos!