So, once again Moscow had taken me for all I'm worth. The one thing, material as it was, that had consistently brought me happiness and comfort for the last two months, has been taken from me. This is what living in Moscow is like. Don't treasure anything, because it will be taken from you.
Why the bad mood today? My de-engagement gift to myself - a fancy little Sony Ericsson that I used for everything (camera, mp3 player, radio, phone, the works) was stolen from me in blind daylight. It was my fault. I know this. First, I should have never bought such a fancy gadget in Moscow. Second, I had it in my pocket. Third, I had it in my pocket, and my hands were full with 
bags I was carrying to work. I know, I know, I know - I should have kept it on a lanyard around my neck or in my purse. I know.
bags I was carrying to work. I know, I know, I know - I should have kept it on a lanyard around my neck or in my purse. I know. I was using it to listen to radio while waiting for the metro. I was on the platform, and as the train pulled up I stepped closer to the edge to board. A man stepped closer next to me, looked at me and smiled. (That should have been a BIG red flag - no one smiles in Russia!) I smiled back, and proceeded to board the train. As I boarded the train, the radio stopped playing. I looked down, my earphones were swinging free, unattached. I reached in my pocket - empty. I swung around to see the doors of the train close and the smiling man who was standing next to me walking briskly in the other direction. I had been had.
Live and learn, that's what I keep telling myself. And as much as I want to run out and buy the same exact phone, tell myself I'm worth it and that I'll be better about protecting it, I won't. I'll go home and charge the annoying little Nokia that I'd been waiting to sell. Now I'll have to find something else to cherish and fantasize about until I leave in June.
All I can think about now is that I'm leaving the country for a long break in 8 days. I cannot wait. I need a break desperately.
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