I am so excited!

I am so excited!  I am planning my trip back to Russia on July 10th to see visit my motherland.   It has been two years since I was last there.  I have so many friends, former students and colleagues to visit.

I love living in the United States but going back to the country I was born in, is always special.

My home town, beautiful Vologda was founded nearly 900 years ago.  Vologda is halfway between St Petersburg and Moscow with a population of about 420,000.

One of the things my city is known for is its famous butter.  I can even buy it in specialty stores in Las Vegas!