Category Archives: Learning
Walking Speed
According to California State University psychologist Robert V. Levine, a city’s average walking speed is a reliable indicator for everything from the local climate and level of economic prosperity to the average rate of death from coronary disease. Listeners of … Continue reading
Filed under Impressions, Learning
In the Big City
Greetings from Moscow! I can’t believe it’s already month three. Time has flown and I’ve been spoiled by an unusually warm November with temperatures staying in the 40s and 50s, which has been fine for this Texas girl. It’s just … Continue reading
Filed under Impressions, Learning, Wanderings
A Slideshow: The Science Fair Comes to Moscow State University
This weekend, a Rotarian and her daughter invited me to visit the annual Science Festival at Moscow State University (MGU). I took a special liking to her daughter Yeva, who wore her special “American” socks just for me! This was my first … Continue reading
Filed under Learning, Photos, Rotary, Wanderings
Settling into Moscow Life, to the Sound of Thumping Techno
Week 3. During the last couple of weeks, I’ve started to acclimate to the local norms of public life. When I first arrived, I thought my neighborhood seemed gritty, a bit rough. I’ve come to understand that it’s a pretty … Continue reading
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Become a virtual passenger on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Google Russia and Russian Railways just launched a joint project that offers viewers the chance to journey along the Trans-Siberian Railway with video and satellite footage covering the entire 6-day, 5752 mile route. The footage provides virtual travellers with train-window views and … Continue reading
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Snowballs in Texas
It is mid-February and I know that time will fly until my Ambassadorial year. My plans for and impressions of the year to come are beginning to solidify and that’s what I want to talk about here. I have intensified … Continue reading
