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Busy times

Well, I haven’t written for a bit.  Its seems like a lot has happened.  I had an interesting weekend, and then today was the opening of International Education Week.

First, though, I’d like to congratulate my friends Erin and Edwin on their wedding.  I wish I could have been there, but El Salvador a bit far from Vladivostok!  

Last week, the water went out for about 28 hours.  I was not prepared, and did little but survive.  However, I will be ready for the next time!  I heard that there was some problem in the city lines, and the entire area was out of water.  When it was finally turned back on, it was a bit brown, but I was still thrilled to have it!

There has been a jazz festival going on here.  On Saturday night, David and I went to a club to see one of the bands (the American one) perform.  There was a stiff cover charge (by local standards), so there weren’t many people there.  We talked to the band members after they finished (another band followed them), and invited them to have a drink at my apartment.  Two of them accepted, so we stopped at a grocery store and picked up some snacks and alcohol.  Then, we had a good time hanging out!  

On Sunday night, David and I went to the concert, which was sold out, so it was lucky that we had bought tickets early.  I took some pics, but didn’t get any good ones.  

On Monday, the ambassador and his wife came to Vladivostok.  We are having International Education Week here, and they both spoke at the opening.  I found one moment quite touching.  While his wife was speaking, the ambassador inconspicuously reached over and picked up the little flags on the table.  They were the small US and Russian flags together in a holder.  He took the Russian flag out of the holder and slid the flag off of the pole.  He turned it over, put it back on the pole, and back in the holder.  Somebody had put the Russian flag upside down, and the American ambassador to Russia is the one who noticed it and fixed it.  He and his wife were foreign exchange students to the USSR, and it’s obvious that he loves and respects this country.

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