My dream came true! Моя мечта сбылась! We finally visited Innopolis! 😁 What is Innopolis? “A city for your ideas.” Innopolis is a brand new Russian city. As you can imagine, building a city from scratch is a daunting task. … Read More
Last month my husband attended an event at Innopolis University, and I tagged along with him. Innopolis is a small, brand-new city 40 kilometers from Kazan. It’s an incredible place, full of self-driving cars, food delivery robots, and smart students … Read More
There are some fancy Moskva river excursions, like the Mercedes-Benz yacht or the Royal класс cruise, but this is not that kind of experience. This is the potato-chip yellow Lay’s boat. 😂 But hey, it floats and it took us … Read More
Welcome to Kazan, a city that has existed for over one thousand years. It’s the 6th largest city in Russia and a ninety-minute flight from Moscow. It’s also a short drive from one of the country’s newest silicon valleys. Here’s … Read More
If you’ve been to Moscow or Washington DC, this could be the easiest test you’ve ever taken… let’s see! Here are 12 photos. Were they taken in Moscow or Washington DC? There are only two photos here from Washington DC… … Read More
The real trick to learning Russian?… it’s probably memorizing Pushkin. 🤣 Pretty much all Russian speakers know a few lines. Even dating TV shows ask contestants to recite Pushkin’s poems! Just as important as remembering his famous words, though, is … Read More
We’ve said goodbye to Russia for the summer- пока!– and landed back in the US. New discovery: did you know that you can special order meals on Aeroflot for no extra cost? The standard meals are pretty good but I … Read More
Last weekend D took a day trip to Yekaterinburg (2 hours in a bus) to attend EKB Startup Day 2019. Curious? Me too! I asked him to share a few pictures and comments about his day there… The event Yekaterinburg … Read More
During the darkest part of winter, we escaped to Moscow for a few days. It was the first time we’d stayed in a hotel since arriving here. The school frowns on trips (as my coworker was told, “you came here … Read More
We found something colorful in Chelyabinsk! The Chelyabinsk train station has 3 massive витражные окна (stained glass windows). The station opened in 1892 and these incredible windows were added in 1985, almost a hundred years later. Sunday, November 4th was a … Read More