First Day of School

Stephanie and I started back to school today.  Stephanie is studying at home with a tutor that use to teach at the Moscow State University (pictured above) and I am attending class at the University.  Who would have ever thought that I would still be in University and one so far from home.  It's a beautiful campus with a lot of history.  As you can tell from the sidewalk, the snow has already begun. 

We're here!

After a lot of planning, paperwork, and prayer, we are finally here!

Sorry it's taken so long to post something.  We have had intermittent internet and a lot of different things going on.  We will share more about our new home when we can.

Wrangler Man

You know you're not in America when you pass a Wrangler Jeans display and the prices start at $80.  I've seen plenty of men wearing them on the streets, but they're all missing the dip can impression in the back pocket.  Not a true Wrangler man without the dip.

Billy Mays would have been proud!

Hi, Billy Mays here for...Vacuum Sealed Bags

8 bags stacked about 5 feet tall, vacuumed down to about 24 inches.

Poor Man's Twitter Account

Please pray for us.  We are way over weight and we are running out of space.  Pray that we would get through customs with no additional fees!

People watching...

If you're like me and like to people-watch, there is no better place than overseas.  The best part of watching people here is that you can make up your own dialog to go along with what your observing since you can't understand them anyway.

As odd as it sounds, I made an observation in the bathroom the other day (IN THE FRONT SECTION WHERE THE SINKS ARE).  All the men over here wash their hands.  And when I say wash, I MEAN WASH!  I've watched some of the men double soap, and some of them lather up so much you would think they were scrubbing in to perform surgery.

The funny thing is when I told Stephanie about it, she said the women do the same thing.  She said when they are done they spend about 5 minutes in front of the mirror fixing up.

One thing's for sure, I never witnessed men taking that much time to wash in the states.  Kind of sick!