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England Doesn’t Believe In Air Conditioning (And Other Essential Things)

So, remember that beautifully packed suitcase? It didn’t actually arrive back in Merrie Olde England (and neither did I) until Saturday due to delays. Because of the bad weather in Atlanta, I had to be...

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Link List – American Diplomacy Edition

I have a fascination (bordering on obsession) with embassies. When I was a freshman at my university, there were quite a few career events with the State Department. I went to all of them and loved...

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Links: Georgian Elections Edition

Is it weird that I think he’s kind of endearing and adorable? I love the former Soviet Union. And yes, people living in those countries probably hate to be called that, but it’s a lot quicker than...

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Long Overdue Friday Reading

This Dashboard sticky is really full. See that little screenshot of a sticky from my Mac dashboard? That’s today’s links, which I have been saving up for your reading pleasure for a number of weeks...

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A Bad Russia Policy Gets… Worse (Maybe)

Great. With the elevation of Susan Rice to national security advisor, my country’s ridiculous policy towards Russia has become even more embarrassing. That’s really saying something, considering how...

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When Life Imitates Art

I recently read a Kindle book (it was free!) called The Ambassador’s Wife. It wasn’t the best book I’ve ever read, but it was decently entertaining and funny and I enjoyed the fact that it took place...

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Russia Moves Missiles to Kaliningrad

This is the fourth (or maybe fifth, as I’ve lost track) post chronicling the rise of Russia. The BBC reports that European countries are worried over the possibility that Russia may have put...

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Tax Rates Around the World

The BBC has a great article today about different tax rates around the world. Russia has one of the lowest tax rates. High earners there take home 87% of their salary. Russia was not on the list for...

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A Follow-Up to the Viktor Yanukovych Post (Or, More Thoughts on Ukraine)

On February 22, I wrote a post called “Yanukovych Legally Still Is President of Ukraine.” To put it mildly, it kind of went viral. I don’t mean viral as in millions of views (I’ve never had that many...

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Big News!

Guys. Guys. I have big news. Or rather, news that could potentially turn into big news, if I’m lucky. You’ve probably noticed I didn’t blog this past weekend. There is a reason: on Saturday, six years...

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Excellent News!

Dear readers, I received most excellent news today. Remember when I took the Foreign Service Officer Test earlier this month? Well, I received my results today. And…. drumroll please… I PASSED!...

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The Crimea Annexation Documentary

If you’re a Russia watcher, you’ve probably heard of the upcoming pro-Russian documentary film called Crimea: The Way Home [Крым: путь на родину]. The Russian TV station set to air it (as of now,...

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Foreign Service Update

Remember that Foreign Service Officer Test I took back in February? And how I passed and moved on to the next stage, the Personal Narrative Questions? Well, I heard from the people who evaluate all the...

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The U.S. Through the Eyes of a Foreigner

As you may know, I read a bunch of Russian craft blogs. I might even be addicted to them. I love crafts (specifically knitting and crocheting) and I love Russian, so they’re great fun for me to read....

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Russian Political Party Sponsors Bill To Revive Tsarist National Anthem

I read this amazing bit of news a couple of weeks ago and have been meaning to blog about it ever since: Law introduced in the State Duma to replace Russian National Anthem with “God Save the Tsar.”...

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