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| 2nd January 2010 christie rasmussen | Wonderful Reading! - From: When the mercury drops Hey Chris, Loved your Blog. You provided your old Mom some great giggles followed by frequent belly laughs. I continue to maintain your calling is writing comedy (books or newspaper columns), writing for TV comedy shows, etc. You are great! Love you, Mom |
| 17th November 2009 Jamie | mad bus - From: Mad bus, bad bus I thought of the two of you when I saw the YouTube video of the bus; who knew it was one you rode! We have had some flu here, too, although the schools have not shut down. I, on the other hand, took a spin with the flu and was also out a week. Stay well...and good luck to Sveta! Jamie |
| 15th November 2009 Keith and Pete | jam-packed transportation - From: Mad bus, bad bus I liked your description of the passengers on the buses. When we were in Poland, we were always amazed at how many people could get on the bus or tram. There is always room for one more... |
| 13th November 2009 maria Sanchez-Masi | - From: Mad bus, bad bus The Perm bus attack made the news here. It might just have been "the Soup" on E!, but it was on US television. We were certain that if it had been you dodging the bus, we would have heard from Aunt Christie. |
| 12th September 2009 Meriel Mellor | Early morning chuckle - From: Blonde inside and out I enjoy reading about your exploits and the various oddities of living in a different culture. Thanks! |
| 8th September 2009 Matt Wanser | Uncle Joe - From: Warmth-loving people We all have a clear choice; pragmatic or phlegmatic. The matic you choose means a lot. No matter what you do remember that Uncle Joe Stalin is watching you. |
| 29th July 2009 terridiff | Glad I wasn't there - From: Warmth-loving people Photos are great! The story was great, but no way, no how would I sleep in the mice attic with nasty blankets. You both look great and like warm-loving campers. The best always. Terri Diff |
| 29th July 2009 Jamie Norwich McLennan | Warmth-loving people - From: Warmth-loving people Such adventures you are having! I have to say that you and Sveta show remarkable patience and a pragmatic view of making the best of whatever situation. Here we are in the process of re-building our staff; Wes has decided to not be a church musician right now, John is off to Cleveland with his wife Laura (starting graduate school) and Anne is off to a church with a full-time position. I don't know that we have been as pragmatic with our situation and are scrambling to pull things together for August and September... Thanks again for sharing! Blessings, Jamie |
| 28th June 2009 terri Diffenderfer | Lost your shirt again? - From: Super students I can't believe you lost your shirt again. tdiff |
| 21st June 2009 Sveta | Salad - From: Four things Some cucumbers with bitter taste - this is what American salad might be |
| 1st April 2009 danny | lol you misspelled it twice - From: Independence Day in Perm it's Yekaterinburg - Catherine City perm looks alot like ufa |
| 11th March 2009 Matt Wanser | Defending the Fatherland - From: Defending the Fatherland That all sounds like a lot of fun, even the busted lip. Food, drink, and singing on a bus ride? Sign me up. It all looks like Colorado. I'm alarmed that the Russian Federation is luring you into the fold with their asiatic food and art. We have much more comfortable ski lifts in Colorado you know. Sunny wanted me to tell you that there is a banner ad under your blog stating, "Find Your Russian Beauty Today!" RussianEuro.com |
| 11th March 2009 Sunny | Congrats! - From: Defending the Fatherland Congratulations on Men's Day! And more importantly, your guys' anniversary! So what did you write for your autographs? "I'm not famous. Chris Rasmussen"? Or "Gold Medal Winner Chris Rasmussen"? |
| 13th February 2009 liliram | thanks. - From: Hitchhiking in Russia Glad to stumble upon your blogs........you're a good storyteller , Chris! i enjoyed reading this. |
| 27th January 2009 Keith and Pete | Reading your blogs... - From: Hitchhiking in Russia I am eager to follow more of your adventures. Especially liked the visual of "driving to test their skills", and naked in the bath house with the bundles of switches! In Poland too, there is a demand for exact change, and many family gardens that were issued to workers during the Soviet era. |
| 15th January 2009 Sveta | I heard it in Russia - From: Hitchhiking in Russia I actually saw her face when I told her about our adventures. But here there are less weirdos at the wheel. |
| 12th January 2009 maria Sanchez-Masi | explosion - From: Hitchhiking in Russia I actually heard Aunt Christie's head explode here in Iowa when she read that you were hitchhiking in Russia. |
| 26th December 2008 Matt Stone | Stone Family - From: Getting ready to leave hahaha. I see you met my family, I thought they would at least be smiling for the camera. |
| 15th December 2008 Sunny | Happy Birthday! - From: The dogs are all right Happy Birthday, Chris! I hope all is still going well in Perm. I miss your blog entries. I try to fill my finals studying time with on-line distractions, and your blogging hiatus is not helping. |
| 15th September 2008 Grybaziggy | - From: Finland nice Yes |
| 15th September 2008 Grybaziggy | - From: Change The books should smell delicious. I can't wait to eat them. |
| 15th September 2008 Grybaziggy | How I carry things - From: Finland nice I've often thought what you might say if you could see me walking around with that giant backpack on my back. I've rolled it for a total of once. It was easier, but not my style (too slow!) |
| 14th September 2008 Svetlana | - From: Finland nice Thank God for Finland nice, and the long waits. |
| 13th September 2008 Svetlana | backpack - From: Finland nice Seeing it I can only hope that you roll it more than you carry it on your back. |
| 13th September 2008 Sveta | - From: Finland nice You would definitely make a better writer than I woud. I am serious. |
| 11th September 2008 Maria | getting right on that - From: Change So, those books were languishing in the kitchen here in Iowa, but are all packaged up and will be mailed on Tuesday. Um, I was just letting you settle in. |
| 11th September 2008 Sveta | - From: gluttony cont. That's where you needed me - to help eat up Don't eat up without help! |
| 11th September 2008 Sveta | - From: Gluttony and Limbo Been adding comments anonimous. It looks so peaceful. I think we should definitiely go there. |
| 11th September 2008 anonymous | - From: Gluttony and Limbo I meant the rain-catcher. The other is not obabok, it is muhomor - "fly-killer" (but the flies are not killed by it, they just become extatic and relaxed) |
| 11th September 2008 anonymous | - From: Gluttony and Limbo I actually think it is an edible mushroom. |
| 28th August 2008 Matthew Wanser | English Text - From: Change I don't know if you were able to bring the Russian language book I gave you to Russia, but you could use it as a template for English instruction. Maybe work backwards? Or you could just be like Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam. "Give me some skin." Good luck Chris. |
| 5th August 2008 Jamie Norwich McLennan | Cute! - From: Дикая Кошкa Of course I mean that the kitten is cute...thanks for sharing the picures and the commentary. I hope that the water is not off too long! Blessings to you both. |
| 26th July 2008 Sveta | Gringos - From: Powerlifting, Russian hawks I think, the mexican restaurant is called something "Gringos", But the guy is a Speedy Gonzalez in the human form. |
| 24th July 2008 Grybaziggy | Anchors away! - From: Conferring with dead -- last rites Thank you, Peter. I have much to learn. Had I been able to visit the Anchor, I believe that soem of these things would be more clear to me now. |
| 24th July 2008 sven | why ask why - From: Conferring with dead -- last rites Why do you constantly question authority? God will provide, my greenest of brothers. |
| 6th July 2008 Johnny | YES - From: lazy Perm afternoon Give my best to the spirit of Diagelev. Some sort of seance should do it. |