Yay! I have reached where I'll be living this fall and don't have to take any more sketchy Russian plane flights- yikes. As we flew on a Russian airline from the city in the west to the capital, I kept thinking about this tv show I caught about five minutes of where a Russian plane crashed. Luckily our flight was fine. But just yesterday a Russian plane crashed in the Ukraine.
So for the last two weeks, I have been living with a family while the doctor I'll be working with this fall gets settled in (she just arrived back from a short vacation). I will be living in this southern city until December. I don't get to check my email very much so I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up well with the blog! Hopefully, after I move in with the doctor in a few days it will be better.
I am really loving it here! I can't wait until we get into a routine and I'm really excited to share stories about the local people. Actually, it hasn't been hard to switch over to life here. The funny thing is that I thought the worst part of culture shock would be having to take cold showers... which I despise... but actually, since its so hot, my worst fear has turned out to be the best part of the day!
Here's a short story and a few pictures. If the internet keeps working I'll post more.
4 comments:
I'm so glad that you are doing well and that your Russian flight was nothing more than "sketchy". hehe I miss ya, sis, and I can't wait to hear about the local culture in your new "city". :)
Love ya,
Chair
to cold showers...better than no shower at all
alyssia
I'm happy too to hear that you are doing well! I've been wondering how things are! :)
Erin--Be on the lookout for a doctor named Selden Spencer who is from Iowa and will be visiting and working in various clinics until the middle of September. It is a long shot, but maybe you will run into him somewhere along the way as he will be working in various clinics. He is also running for Congress--good solid Democrat.
Your Aunt Deb
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