Filed under: Daily Journal Entry, Habitation, Uncategorized by allisonwucher

7/8/09   I think Novgorod is one of my favorite cities that we have visited. It just feels comfortable. The weather today started out freezing and ended hot. It went from 50 at 9 AM to 78 at 5 PM. Today was also Patrick’s birthday, he turned 43 and we all had cake at lunch. [...]

Filed under: Assimilation, Daily Journal Entry, Habitation, Migration, Transportation by allisonwucher

7/5/09 At least it was not as cold as it was yesterday. Today we explored the Tolga Convent which houses a famous icon called “Our Lady of Tolga.” The convent looked like a hotel you would stay in in California: Pristine white buildings, neatly kept gardens with lush vegetation and flowers, a man made pond [...]