Hi,

I was sitting drinking coffee this morning. I was thinking about what it could have been like when the CCCP was still around. I have been on trips to The Ukraine and Moldova. I got to see the remains of the old empire. I have been to several villages in Russia. I have seen what is left of the old ways.

The old ways are dying, I watched the same thing happen in America. Thirty years ago America was like Russia now. The similarities are scary. I watched towns shrivel up and die in America. Now I am watching the same Towns in Russia die.

I can see that when the CCCP went down the life in villages collapsed. The money was gone, the food was gone. The people moved. A few diehards stay. They have no life, They are using equipment from very old days. The water supplies are the same, with the wells now starting to collapse in on themselves. The electric supply is as old as the time the Soviet Union put it in. Now it is on the point of not working. I am talking about Villages not cities, like Moscow. All over the country side are half finished factories. They just became desolate after the CCCP fall.

I saw this same thing is happening in Ukraine and Moldova. The big cites have all new and modern life. The Villages are collapsing. Yet these villages still feed those over grown city’s. I watched fields being planted by hundreds of workers. I saw huge fields being plowed by hand. tilled by hand.

In America the family farm is almost gone, Replaced by a huge Coop farm. In Russia the Coop farm is going to be replaced by ?????

Russia needs to watch their land.

comments please

Kyle

Hi,

I am getting ready to start teaching English to Russians. Not sure how that will work, They can not teach me Russian! But I am pretty good at English.

I am going to do private lessons, and keep it one on one untill I get a feel for communicating with the Russians better.

I have a goal, to convert everyone to English. Then I will understand more of whats going on!

It is fun though when a young child who knows some English catches me and talks to me. They are so proud to be able to actually speak English to an American.

People in Russia find Americans to be curiosities. They have no ill will toward you and will do anything to help.

In a small village, One lady was so proud, she had an American who wanted to drink her goats milk. Being raised a farm boy, I was not going to pass up on a chance for real milk! I was glad to make her day. (It was really good)

Comments welcomed!

Kyle

Hi,

When I came to Russia I quit smoking. I had smoked 0ver 30 years. Its a good thing!
The price of cigarettes is so cheap in Russia that I would have smoked even more. In the US I was paying 4 to 5 dollars a pack. In Russia I would only have to pay 75 cents. I am thankful to have quit.

The article that I link too, says that in 10 years that Russians have increased smoking 100%.
That is sad, When the US is trying to stamp smoking out, Russia is trying to get everyone to smoke.

What do you think? Is Smoking OK?

comments welcomed

Link to article
http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20070528155737.shtml

Kyle

Hi.
Russia holds the world largest omelet record!
This is one big omelet. I think omelets are great to eat. This omelet was made of 11,000 eggs. Take a look at the slide show and see the biggest omelet in the world. Yummy!!

Link to super omelet.
http://www.nbc5.com/irresistible/4607537/detail.html