Outward letter
Hello my friends,
It’s been a while since I’ve bothered everyone with a mass mailing and the time seemed right for another.
I left my Hostel job early and started moving. I picked up a Russian visa in Shanghai and crossed the border to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok. Three days on train took me to Lake Baikal and from there another four days to Moscow. Russia was fantastic; great food, friendly happy people, and a gorgeous landscape. I was in Russia for a total of two weeks before my visa ran out and I left for Latvia.
Riga was a complete surprise. Seemed to have a more casual, western European feel compared to Moscow. The old city was filled with beautiful architecture and an amazing array of food options. I only wish I was there fore more than two days but I had a cheap flight to catch down to Italy.
I spent a few weeks on Ischia sampling various pizzas before training it up to Frankfurt, Germany, for a four day wait before flying back home.
Tons of fun. And now I’m back home, dirt poor, and scouring job postings, hopefully for a job in a legal office.
Hope everyone’s well and has had a relaxing summer.
It’s New Year’s day on the Jewish calendar. We usually have some sweet food so the year gets a sweet start. Hope you all have sweet years ^__^
Cheers,
m