Month: May 2012

(St. Petersburg, Russia) We are such tourists!!! Carrying our backpacks. Reading our maps. Making photographs. We are just hovering over the deep Russian culture and not really entering into it. We will ride a hop-on/hop-off bus and see ALL the Continue reading We Are Just Tourists Passing Over the Deep Russian Culture→

(St. Petersburg, Russia) I have not walked so much for years, probably since the last time I was in Russia! Today, we experienced walking, bus tour (in English) and boat tour (in Russian). I will post pictures on Facebook whenever I Continue reading Tuesday, May 29 City Tour→

(St. Petersburg, Russia) So, we were talking about similarities between the American culture and the Russian culture. Here is what we think we know about that comparison: Bureaucracy is challenging. Socioeconomic status levels have extreme differences. Families genuinely care about Continue reading Conversation during the St. Petersburg City Tour: Things we think we know…→

Our friends in the USA have questions and we have questions and we are wondering about how Russians compare to the USA in terms of: Values Discipline of children Education Meaning of privacy/confidentiality Meeting and choosing life partners Health care Continue reading Things we wonder about …→

(New York, NY) We spent a long 8 hours in the JFK airport while we waited for our Aeroflot flight to Moscow. We talked about the differences we think we know between “American” culture and “Russian” culture. Here is a list Continue reading Conversation in the JFK Airport: What we think we know→