At the statue of Putin that we encountered on our walking tour, pigeons took over, clearly not realizing who they were standing on. (Or Putin just really love animals)
Photo Craze August 26th 2012 Here's a bunch of photos that have been taken on the last two days. They have been posted via instagram already (michellegchin) and on facebook and twitter (https://twitter.com/michellegchin) check them out! (For some reason not all of the photos that I want to share are uploading so be aware that there are more photos to come!) ... read more
Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more
As I have had the craziest year in 2012-2013, it continued for a bit in 2014.
For the first year, as many already know, I did have the opportunity to travel to 16 different countries including: Russia, China, India, UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Iceland, Ghana, Togo. I did this through 2 different study abroad programs, one with Babson College, called BRIC (Russica, China, and India) and one with CIEE: Ghana- Business Development and Social Entrepreneurship, as well as a 5-week backpacking trip through Western Europe in the winter.
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Dmitry Zembatov
Pushkin!
OMG!