life is long. but the days are short
Currently Listening to: Jack's Mannequin
Last Movie Watched: The Astronaut's Wife
Currently Reading: The Worl'ds Last Night, and other Essay's by C.S. Lewis
My ticket home was bought a while ago, set for departure on August the 10th. But it was flying out of Germany and not Russia(since i planned to spend a week there before going home). But yesterday, I finally booked my ticket flying out of Russia. I should have done it a long time ago to save money. But, everyday that I remembered to do it, I always found a reason to avoid it. I knew that I would at least be leaving no later than the 10th. Yet I couldn't bring myself to actually buy that ticket that says, 'departure: Moscow, arrival: not russia'. At the end of july, I'll have been here 9 and 1/2 months. It feels so wierd leaving. I really don't know what I'm going to do when I get back to alabama. Sure, I have plans. But I just can't imagine not being able to see my friends here, not seeing my favorite old babushka opening the dorm for me when i get in late, not walking down the streets and hearing such a beautiful language, not going for walks along the volga at dusk, not going to church on sunday mornings and getting to have bible study with everyone that evening. And whats even worse, I don't when I can come back. I have to go to school, at least for a semester and possiblily longer. the soonest I could return wouldn't be till next summer, and only for a matter of weeks. Plus, I've had trouble with the ФСБ(formally the KGB), so I don't know if i'll even be granted a visa next time. This is not a good week.
My ticket home was bought a while ago, set for departure on August the 10th. But it was flying out of Germany and not Russia(since i planned to spend a week there before going home). But yesterday, I finally booked my ticket flying out of Russia. I should have done it a long time ago to save money. But, everyday that I remembered to do it, I always found a reason to avoid it. I knew that I would at least be leaving no later than the 10th. Yet I couldn't bring myself to actually buy that ticket that says, 'departure: Moscow, arrival: not russia'. At the end of july, I'll have been here 9 and 1/2 months. It feels so wierd leaving. I really don't know what I'm going to do when I get back to alabama. Sure, I have plans. But I just can't imagine not being able to see my friends here, not seeing my favorite old babushka opening the dorm for me when i get in late, not walking down the streets and hearing such a beautiful language, not going for walks along the volga at dusk, not going to church on sunday mornings and getting to have bible study with everyone that evening. And whats even worse, I don't when I can come back. I have to go to school, at least for a semester and possiblily longer. the soonest I could return wouldn't be till next summer, and only for a matter of weeks. Plus, I've had trouble with the ФСБ(formally the KGB), so I don't know if i'll even be granted a visa next time. This is not a good week.
It all ends August 2nd, 2007 at 12:45pm.
On a lighter note: Joey and I will be in Germany from the 2nd till the 10th, doing the tourist thing. We'll be staying where I used to work, at the Globe Europe Missions Center. I am looking forward to seeing my old friends there and getting a chance to hangout in western europe again for a little while. We're planning on taking a few days out of that and maybe go to rome or london/paris, or maybe athens. if anyone has some recommendation for that, let me know.
Well, I have to go take an exam now. So byebye.
P.S. Lena Svistunova and I had a deal that if I watched A Walk to Remember and passed a quiz, that she would have to do the same for Stargate:The Movie. Lena, it's your turn!
On a lighter note: Joey and I will be in Germany from the 2nd till the 10th, doing the tourist thing. We'll be staying where I used to work, at the Globe Europe Missions Center. I am looking forward to seeing my old friends there and getting a chance to hangout in western europe again for a little while. We're planning on taking a few days out of that and maybe go to rome or london/paris, or maybe athens. if anyone has some recommendation for that, let me know.
Well, I have to go take an exam now. So byebye.
P.S. Lena Svistunova and I had a deal that if I watched A Walk to Remember and passed a quiz, that she would have to do the same for Stargate:The Movie. Lena, it's your turn!
posted by Stephen at
10:14 AM
1 Comments:
This is really touching--- Russia must be a wonderfull place.
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