Looks like our trip to Turkey is coming together. Just got a call from the travel agent.

Turkey sounds good today since this morning it was snowing here in Perm.

Tolik's Broken Leg

My friend, Tolik, after he broke his leg playing capture the flag during an extreme wilderness camping trip. They didn't give him crutches so I had to help him walk.

Perm Tonsillectomy

This is what I look like immediately after having my tonsils removed in Perm with a knife, spoonlike tool, and a curious miniature metal lasso.

A Perm Eatery

TRANSLITERATION:

The Cafe-Bar "FART"

Fire

The balcony in an apartment across the street from my office caught on fire last summer.

Used Car Dealer

It was driven by a babushka only on Sundays to go to church.

Ukraine Disneyworld

Hannah and Charlie enjoy the park in Ukraine.
August 2006.

Ukraine Fun

This sundae, "The Mexican", was consumed in Ternopil, Ukraine in August, 2006. Who says Ukrainians don't know how to have fun?

Khahsh

Armenian cow ankle soup.

I think we're going to Turkey next week for vacation. Having a little trouble with the Perm tourist agency. Already have tickets to Moscow.

Must leave Russia next week to fulfill visa regulations.

andyfrecka

4:02 a.m. 27 April 2007

On guard duty at mission building in Perm, Russia. Bored. Decided to start my blog.