Russian
Here is a Word version of the Russian Customs Declaration Form. Usually these are filled out by hand, which can take a while. It’s nice to have a fillable version that can be printed in advance. This should be printed on A-5 paper (half of the standard A-4). You might have to fiddle with it, [...]
Here’s a good explanation about Russian Christmas and why it is celebrated on January 7 – Russian Christmas Thirteen days after Western Christmas, on January 7th, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates its Christmas, in accordance with the old Julian calendar. It’s a day of both solemn ritual and joyous celebration After the 1917 Revolution, Christmas [...]
Olga (like most Russians) loves to hunt mushrooms. However, most Finns do not. So, while it can be hard to find mushrooms in Russia (since everyone is hunting mushrooms) there are a LOT of mushrooms in Finland. We took the boat across the lake, and Olga hit the jackpot. Here is the evidence of her [...]
Our friend John Bull, missionary here in St. Pete, posted this – When I was in the 6th grade I received 8 spankings (maximum allowed by the state of Arkansas) at school for selling fireworks at school. This year, Melissa’s second grade teacher gave the kids a gift for the Christmas holidays. It was . [...]
