It's been a while since we've had the opportunity to check in... While in the midst of several conferences both on our old and new sides of the ocean, as well as settling in with a Russian family with whom we'll be living for the next 6 weeks, we've been quite busy! We've enjoyed getting acquainted with our new family: Slava (the Dad,) Sveta (the Mom,) and their kids Yan (11 year old boy,) and Dasha (9 year old girl.) But we've certainly missed access to more consistent connection with many of you back home. We are a bit unreachable at present, with no internet access at home, but hope to check in weekly with short updates about our adventures and misadventures settling in. First, I thought you might like to see our new place. It's a two room apartment in the north-east corner of the city, about a 15 minute walk to the closest metro. It's located in a very nice area, with a park and beautiful Orthodox church just across the street, and lots of tre...
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