So I've got 5 days until my 24 hour flight to Moscow. My last day at work was Saturday, and I've finished cleaning and washing everything around the house. I still have to pack, but have everything folded and ready to go. I still have to get my car sold and find another suitcase, but otherwise, I'm left to pretty much do nothing but sit around and ... well, that's about it.
As for my trip, I have lots of friends stepping up to "volunteer" their time to hang out. Awesome. The first week I'm in Moscow, we've got plans to visit the Arkhangelskoye Estate* on April 23rd. Then, we have plans to go to St. Petersburg** to hang out... not to mention going to the System of a Down concert in Moscow on June 21st! So yeah, totally excited about that! I've gotten word from some other expats in Moscow that there's a new place opening on my birthday, 29/4, so I'm really looking forward to that as well!
In unrelated news, it looks like I'll be helping out with getting in contact with a woman named Marina Popovich. For those that don't know who she is ... well ... "Marina Lavrentievna Popovich (Vasiliyeva) is a retired Soviet Air Force colonel, engineer, and legendary Soviet test pilot who holds 107 aviation world records set on over 40 types of aircraft. She is one of the most famous pilots in Russian history, and one of the most important female pilots of all-time."***
Many of the 107 flight records she broke/made back in the 50's and 60's still stand to this day. There is a production team currently working on filming a movie based on her life, and they've asked me to be involved with the interviewing and script-writing processes; I consider it a great honor to get to get to know this amazing woman first-hand.
All in all, I'd have to say that my long-time motto stands truer than ever, "All things come to those who wait." Just be patient, and everything will work out as it should; I promise :)
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkhangelskoye_Estate
** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Russia
*** Excerpt from Wikipedia. Full link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Popovich
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