Sunday, July 25, 2021

Lavender Field in Starovičky

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Yesterday, Claudia and I visited a lavender farm in Starovičky.   Starovičky is a small village of about 900 people, about 35 km (22 miles)...
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Officially Passed!

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I received my results a few weeks ago that I passed my B1 language exam.  Well, now I have officially passed because today I received my c...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

My 50th

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Today is my birthday.  I can't believe that it's actually my 50th.  Claudia surprised me with a Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte , a Black ...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Early Birthday Festivities

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My birthday is on Wednesday but the celebrations have already begun.  Claudia came this weekend and is here for the week.  Yesterday we stop...
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Collective Security Treaty Organization

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The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a collective defence organization amongst former Soviet republics following the disso...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Commonwealth of Independent States

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The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was formed in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union .  It's not the successor...
Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Former Soviet Republics

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the Soviet Union, was established in 1922 and lasted until its dissolution in 1991.  It was...
Monday, July 12, 2021

The Turkic Council

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The Turkic Council is an organisation of independent Turkic countries whose aim is to promote cooperation among Turkic-speaking countries. ...
Sunday, July 11, 2021

Cheesecake and More

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A friend had a cookout today and asked if I would bring real American cheesecake.  Well as "real" as possible given that the ingre...