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      • Puppy Love, the Armory at Kremlin and the Honey Expo
        02/28/10


        While cruising thru the center of Moscow we happened on a giant honey show. This was such an unexpected delight. Before walking in I was feeling tired, but this soon changed as I began to taste test my way into all of the different regions of Russia.

        My favorite honey is the

      • The Center of Moscow
        02/27/10


        Moscow is a large city and here I am pictured above standing in the center. Many people everyday walk over this spot with a handful of coins, then throw them into the air while making a wish. What did I wish for? Well I can not say exactly but I will say this: That I stopped wishing for

      • Love is all you need
        02/26/10
        Please check out this video, people from 156 different countries singing The Beatles "Love is all you need" at the same time.

        This song is one of my all time favorites to start, but when you have people from all over the world coming together for a single cause like this is ver

      • Movies in Russian
        02/25/10
        Today I went and saw "The Wolfman" in Russian, it was great. To enjoy a movie where I understand only, please, thank you and the names of the characters, it has to be entertaining. I am sure I would have enjoyed it even more if I could understand it, but regardless I left satisfied.
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      • Pool Training with the Russians
        02/24/10
        No St. Petersburg today and it looks like I will not get a chance to see it this trip, but I am completely okay with that. I am looking forward to getting to sleep in tomorrow, I only slept 5 hours last night and that is not ideal for me. We woke up this morning with the intention of going, but beca

      • Happy Men's Day!
        02/23/10
        A national holiday in Russia today. The sun was shining, the roads were clean and relatively free of people. It is traditional today for women to give men a gift. Women's day is coming soon on March 8th.

        This holiday is in celebration of the protectors of the home country. I am not

      • Snowy day on the Slopes
        02/22/10
        My morning started off with a ringing alarm, to be following with a fresh cup of coffee. This would have been a perfect morning for me if I had gotten at least 8 hours of sleep the night before, but I only got 5. Anyway after breakfast we loaded up the car and it seemed like it took us 30 mins to cl

      • Sunday a day of Rest
        02/21/10

        After running around the Golden Dolphin Diving Expo all day yesterday, and the center of Moscow when I needed a break. Plus mostly trying to keep myself busy so I didn't sit in sorrow most of the day thinking about my loss, springing the occasional leak, especially while talking to my fam

      • My Gong
        02/20/10
        Yesterday a strong Soul flew away with the wind.
        He will be missed, but his memory will forever be with me.
        A brave man, who fought on the front lines of World War II,
        A loving man, who told me stories while I sat on his knee.
        With soft hair and a hard head,
        We disagreed on

      • It's snowing and I'm gloomy
        02/19/10
        I can really tell how much more work I need to do myself when others action or words hurt me. It makes it harder when that person is someone very close, because it is a human response to have hurt feelings sometimes.

        Today started off like any day, wake up, exercise, eat then go. somewher

      • I'm not Lazy
        02/18/10


        Pictured above is an outdoor pull up bar...

        Yes it's about 3M high and it's snowing outside, but regardless today is my day for pull-ups. Because of my level I do my pull-up routine with the assistance of my legs so I get to stand on that lovely, wobbly, wooden cont

      • Moscow Transportation
        02/17/10
        I started learning to drive when I was 14, I was driving on my own by 16. I used to love driving, I felt free. Growing up in Calgary, I got to experience the four seasons of driving. One night I had to drive in terrible conditions through the Rocky Mountain pass on highway 1. I was caught in a snow

      • Olympic viewing in Russia
        02/16/10
        I love watching the olympic games. Doing this in Russia presents a few challenges. Besides the obvious hardship of the difference in time, making live viewing of events very difficult, since I am 11 hours ahead. The channel that covers the Olympics is covering mostly the European athletes. I get ver

      • Goltis Dry Land Training
        02/15/10
        I began to train Goltis's exercises in October 2009. They consist of exercises focus on a different set of muscle groups for four days then from 1 to 3 days of rest, until I feel fully recovered. Before I began the exercises I was only training freediving, which I did 3 -4 times per week. Thi

      • Happy Valentines Day
        02/14/10
        I wasn't expecting much for Valentines day , but I was pleasantly surprised with a fun filled day of adventure and romance. The day began with snowboarding in the morning at a local ski hill. You pay per time you take the lift, which I thought was very interesting since all of the ski hills I h

      • Blogging my Adventures
        02/13/10
        A friend suggested that I start blogging about all of my travels. I usually write large blogs, but I think I will try and write a little something everyday. Did you all see Julie and Julia? What a great movie. I was suddenly inspired about cooking and thought about undertaking a similar challenge. T

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