Balalaika… Looking forwards to 2018 1 Jan 20181 Jan 2018 Here we are at the start of 2018. Wow. What happened...? 2017, well it didn't go as expected. A year ago, on January 1st 2017, I was in Russia, back…
Andrey Karimov… Christmas reflections 25 Dec 201526 Apr 2017 Well, here we are: Christmas 2015. The end of the year is approaching, and it's traditionally been a time for looking back to reflect on what's happened - and to…
Miscellaneous… Being an English teacher 5 Jan 201526 Apr 2017 I've mentioned a few times how my work schedule has made it next to impossible for me to get to systema classes during my time in Russia. Perhaps I'm complaining…
Andrey Karimov… Spring brings changes 5 May 2014 I'm on leave. Yay! I'm have a week and a half off in total and, as I write, I'm halfway through. For the last few days, I've had visitors.…
Andrey Karimov… Money makes the world go round 23 Apr 2014 I promised a follow-up post to what I wrote last week. This is not that follow-up, which I'll try to get done soon. Continue reading "Money makes the world go…