One thing I love about Russia is the sense of community. Even though Moscow is a huge city, in every local neighbourhood, in almost every block of flats, there are groups of women who are often outside together, chatting about God knows what. Spending time with each other. Sharing gossip maybe. Not so different from […]
Photography
Featured Photo #5 – Lockers
In Australia, we call them ‘lockers’. They’re often found in schools and universities, so you can put your books and other stuff in there without having to carry them around with you all day, or taking them home when you don’t need to. You have a key which you keep on you. Or there’s a […]
Look Behind You #4
Last time, we looked behind us in Russia. This time, we’re not in one particular place in the world. We’re simply with friends. We all love taking photos when we’re together with our friends. Group photos, so that we can have a visual souvenir of the good times we’ve had together. You’ve probably got a […]
Featured Photo #4 – Parked Prams
There are many ways in which Russia is different to Australia – my home country. Climate, food, mentality, bureaucracy, education, and the list goes on and on. Although I was very young when I had my daughter (I was just 18 when she was born), having children at a young age isn’t really so common […]
Featured photo #3 – Toasted Sandwich
As you may know, I love eating out. Restaurants, cafés, street food – anywhere. There’s something about not cooking or cleaning up that resonates with me. And if it’s not expensive, then all the better, as you probably read about here. There’s a great venue in Moscow for concerts, or sometimes there’s just a DJ […]