Hello all. It's 2am here in Moscow, and I've just completed my most demanding week yet here with school, and looking at another month and a half of much of the same, if not worse. Compile that with a lack of sleep (ask about the current living conditions) and a whole truckload full of really, well - crappy news from around the world, and I'm just about out of reasons to smile at the moment.
The Virginia Tech shootings reached here to Moscow as well. I've had many students, friends and faculty asking me if I knew about it, what thoughts I had on it, and why it was allowed to happen. I'd like to touch on this for a moment, it was allowed to happen. All the warning signs were there. I have no clue why this student was allowed to continue his studies, was allowed to continue to live in the dormitory, was allowed to continue his massacre two and a half hours after he began. My heart truly grieves for the parents and friends of those who died because the VT administration and campus police failed to act. They will all be in my prayers.
Anyhow, this coupled with the usual rants about Iraq, the Middle East and immoral America and the coming end of the world - ah, let's just say I'm having trouble finding motivation to write my paper on Democratic Party PR strategy in the 2004 election. So, I'm asking you, my good friends and family, do any of you have GOOD news? Anything. I'm ready to celebrate anything. Did your daughter/niece get an A on her spelling test? Is that new haircut you got getting you lots of compliments? I'll take anything you got with open arms. Feel free to post it here or if you really love me, shoot me an email.
In the meantime, I'll look for opportunities to take pictures and post interesting, hopefully lighter notes. I miss all of you very much and hope that you're all doing well. As always, thanks for visiting!
Cat, May be coming too late, but i have plenty of good news. Ready? My cousin is pregnant the second time already since she got married, this time with twins:) This puts and takes of off me the burden of supplying my mother's family with any more grandchildren. My friend got a new job he was looking for.... And last but not least , there is a gorgeous weather here in the North Country:)
I hope you will feel better. All the papers will be done soon and you will feel truly accomplished and ready to set off for the summer back home. Good Luck
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