Archives for: "June 2010"
Icons
June 25th, 2010Most everyone associates icons with Russian and Greek Orthodox Christianity. One of the most well-known icons is referred to as Christ Pantokrator, which can be understood as either "Christ All-powerful" or "Christ, Sustainer of All Things." Here's a… more »
Random
June 25th, 2010This time of year is interesting in Kazan. The sun sets about 9:30 p.m., but it certainly isn't dark then. By 11:00 it's dark. It starts getting light again about 3:00 a.m., and the sun rises around around 4:30.
Sad to say, the yoga class I went… more »
The cafe experience
June 25th, 2010Today was the last day of first summer session, so students had to take final exams. As a post-exam treat, we all went to lunch at a restaurant called Русский амбар, which means "the Russian Granary." No particular connection to grain, as… more »
Text messaging
June 26th, 2010Nowadays Russian text-message like there is no tomorrow. I'm no exception here. Here is my cell phone and I message I sent. It reads, "Lena, when would you like to get together again?" more »
Views from my apartment at midnight
June 26th, 2010These pictures are lighter than reality because my Olympus Stylus-7010 camera is quite good. The sky is actually black. Earlier there were fireworks. It's 12:30 a.m. as I write. I can hear a group of guys shouting in unison somewhere in the… more »
