We’ve all heard of the story of a dog eating a student’s homework. How about a dog eating a student’s shoes? At home, I usually wear tapochki, or house-shoes, as Russians call them. They’re usually a bit too big. Plus, Gira the puppy usually pulls

On Sunday, a couple of classmates and I tried the Georgian restaurant in town. The food was amazing and affordable. It was my first time trying a dish called khinkali, which is like a pelmini or dumpling with meat and soup inside. It’s delicious, and

We were supposed to have an excursion to a historical church today, but I think the weather got in the way. Bummer. It’s been raining quite a bit in Vladimir, and I love it. The summer rains are never too cold nor windy, although I have

There’s two cool hangouts in Downtown Vladimir that I should revisit over the next seven weeks: the comic books store and the anti-cafe “Rabbit Hole”.  The former probably needs no explaining; the store is cozy, but filled with American, Japanese and Russian comics. I absolutely

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

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