Me in front of St. Basil's Cathedral
My friends from Russian Language Institute surprised me by
meeting me in Moscow--Kelly and Lisa Lindenmuth with their
two boys and Esther Cowan
Inside the underground mall in Moscow (a lot like America!)
The Siberian countryside on our drive from Novosibirsk to Kemerovo
The Novosibirsk Military Institute in Akademgorodok
(a beautiful city!)
Me in front of Lenin and his soldiers in Novosibirsk
The Novosibirsk Theater
Orthodox Church in Novosibirsk said to be the very center of
Russia (a popular spot for wedding pictures!)
Commercialism in Novosibirsk--me and the Water Cooler Guy
From our hotel room--Novosibirsk Railroad Station and the
River Ob
The next five pictures are all near Lake Baikal, the largest lake in the world (it has 20% of the world's fresh water because it's so deep!)
Museum near Lake Baikal (this is in Russia, not North America!)
17th Century Wooden Town (Museum) near Lake Baikal
Inside one of the buildings with our translator and guide, Anya,
and Dave Wedin
Me, Dave Hoehner, and Tim Watson at the South End of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal with the mountains in the distance
The next five pictures are all from around Irkutsk itself
Irkutsk fountain with the "Grey House" (government building) in
the distance
Downtown Irkutsk Streets
Irkutsk Drama Theater
Lake Baikal Forum Banner--this environmental forum brought
President Putin to town and meant we had no hotel room!
Women's Monastery--very beautiful inside as well, but I wasn't
allowed to take pictures
Me in front of Pavel's home, where we stayed, in downtown
Irkutsk (it's very unusual to have houses downtown in Russia,
but common in Irkutsk!)
Three of Pavel's seven children put on a piano concert for us!
CBI's Brazilian and American teams together at Steve Godfrey's
house church in Irkutsk
Vladivostok Orthodox Church with characteristic hills
Me with Marina and Alexey, friends from the summer of 1998
Lenin overlooking Lenin Square in Donetsk
Flowers in Lenin Square (the weather has been great since I've
been here!)
The Donetsk Drama Theater
Dinner at the Fyodorovs (my host family)--from left to right,
Beth, Charity, and Eric Yodis (CBI), Yuri and Luda Fyodorov (my
tea and dessert are on the near corner of the table)
