OH! I wanted to point something out to guys. Scroll down to the pictures of the sculpture of David, by Michelangelo. I was telling my Dad in an email the other day why I have so many pictures of this one statue. It is because David is my favorite Bible character, and this sculpture of David is a piece of absolute perfection. You'll see that I also took pictures specifically of his hands. They are, in fact, disproportionate to the size of the rest of his body. I am told that this is meant to emphasize that which is most vital [View Full Entry]

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Ok! Family!!! Here are a bunch of pictures for you to look at. I am currently trying to figure out how to organize them and put captions... it is taking me a while to do because it is a complicated website, and my computer is slow. But here are the general categories: The old old lady is Hannah Yakovlevna, my hostess. The other lady is Emmilia, whom Hannah met at her synogogue. Emma is from Azerbaijan, and has lived in Russia for the last few years. She crashed the wedding with me and Hannah. I'm sure you can tell which photos [View Full Entry]

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Due to unforseen circumstances, I have been unable to write to you since I have arrived in Moscow. But finally, here I am. I am a compulsive journal-er, and could sit and write forever. My problem, though, is that often, I am filled with inspiration but have not a pen... or paper... and I commit the horrible crime of not capturing words, motions, and emotions in their time, before they slip out of mind forever, or the memories lose their potency. I will try my best to recall for you the beauties and wonders, great and small. I will try to [View Full Entry]

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