One of my American friends sent me a picture of a snake about a week ago. His sons found it somewhere. It had dried up, actually. I commented that I hadn't seen a snake in years. Today I went for my

Today my wife told me a story. Her girlfriend was in Patriot Park with her family. There's a military museum, a street exhibition of military equipment, and a big two-story Orthodox temple in the

Russians' favorite soups are borscht and shchi. Borscht is made with beets; so it's red in color, while shchi is made with cabbage. They both contain beef. Sometimes shchi has an acid flovour. I like

Nobody had the right to own private property under the Soviet regime and no one gave a damn about it. For example, if you lived in an apartment building, you could build a garage or plant your own

I took my daughter and her friend to their singing class but I didn't go into the building. I stayed outside and waited for them on a bench near the building. It was extremely hot and there were a

A strong wind broke two apple trees in half in my grandfather's garden. The apples fell to the ground. My godfather had to saw off the broken branches with a chainsaw. All that was left for me to do

There is a good quality sea food in Cyprus but they have the custom to cook everything by frying, especially with breading. The breading is the worst thing for me because this kind of cooking absorbs

I help my grandfather rent his apartment, so I'm like a property manager. I look for the tenants, make sure they pay the rent on time, no drinking and partying, and make sure they keep the apartment