Category: Musings

Green with Envy over the Greenery here

Jessica and I tried to buy tickets for the Academic Theater of Drama, but the place was closed for the summer. We explored the city center and dog-eared places to check out in the future. This would include a billiards place and Georgian restaurant down

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Downtown Vladimir & Uspenskii Sobor

The Uspenky Sobor Kathy at the scene A side view of the Uspensky Sobor Plants in front of the Sobor Green field with Cloudy Blue Sky Cool street light in Russia Historic log cabin in Russia Sometimes photos do more than words, so here are

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Taking a break from YouTube

Some of you might have followed my channel Kathy Has Ramen, where I speak about several Asian American and social justice issues. I probably won’t have time to upload more videos, so this will have to suffice. Today was super cool, because we took a

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Facial Masks, Ikra (Fish Eggs) and Sushi

Honestly, we have our “ugly” days and our “beautiful” days. It mostly depends on what you feel on the inside, regardless of how others view you. This was one of the better ones. My host mother and I went to get sunblock and cream for

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Dear Readers – The Beginning

Thanks for following me in this adventure. I know that the blog is currently titled “Kathy in Kazakhstan”, so it seems a tad deceptive to start while in Russia. However, I’m consolidating the two study-abroad experiences into this blog for your convenience, so you won’t

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War and Peace Dance

War and Peace Notes – Tolstoy on Free Will and War

Tolstoy artistically expounds the intricacies of war through War and Peace. In the Appendix, Tolstoy later questions why men engage in war and kill one another. His answer is that there is an “elemental zoological law” that impels us to destroy each other (1315). The

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Green with Envy over the Greenery here

Jessica and I tried to buy tickets for the Academic Theater of Drama, but the place was closed for the summer. We explored the city center and dog-eared places to check out in the future. This would include a billiards place and Georgian restaurant down

Read More

Downtown Vladimir & Uspenskii Sobor

The Uspenky Sobor Kathy at the scene A side view of the Uspensky Sobor Plants in front of the Sobor Green field with Cloudy Blue Sky Cool street light in Russia Historic log cabin in Russia Sometimes photos do more than words, so here are

Read More

Taking a break from YouTube

Some of you might have followed my channel Kathy Has Ramen, where I speak about several Asian American and social justice issues. I probably won’t have time to upload more videos, so this will have to suffice. Today was super cool, because we took a

Read More

Facial Masks, Ikra (Fish Eggs) and Sushi

Honestly, we have our “ugly” days and our “beautiful” days. It mostly depends on what you feel on the inside, regardless of how others view you. This was one of the better ones. My host mother and I went to get sunblock and cream for

Read More

Dear Readers – The Beginning

Thanks for following me in this adventure. I know that the blog is currently titled “Kathy in Kazakhstan”, so it seems a tad deceptive to start while in Russia. However, I’m consolidating the two study-abroad experiences into this blog for your convenience, so you won’t

Read More
War and Peace Dance

War and Peace Notes – Tolstoy on Free Will and War

Tolstoy artistically expounds the intricacies of war through War and Peace. In the Appendix, Tolstoy later questions why men engage in war and kill one another. His answer is that there is an “elemental zoological law” that impels us to destroy each other (1315). The

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