Windows to Russia

Hello,

I wanted to show you the Village house that Svet and I stay at. This home belongs to Her Mother. I want to thank Svets Mother for allowing us to use the Home. It is very beautiful and brings peace and harmony to me, every time that I get to go there.

We eat every meal that we can off of that home made picnic table and the sunset is always one to stand in total aw of.

Hope you enjoy more Village photos.

Kyle

Hello,

The technical definition for a rainbow is:
“Rainbows are optical and meteorological phenomena that cause a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. They take the form of a multicoloured arc, with red on the outer part of the arch and violet on the inner section of the arch. More rarely, a double rainbow is seen, which includes a second, fainter arc with colors in the opposite order, that is, with violet on the outside and red on the inside.” (Wikipedia)

What ever the definitions is, they are beautiful. The rainbows that I just took pictures of, came after a long dreary day of clouds and rain. I think that rainbows would be considered beautiful anyway, but when they appear after such a dreary day, they are even more beautiful. This is even the rare double rainbow.(I feel special)

My definition is that God still remembers his promise about never flooding the world again. God said he would keep the rainbow as a reminder! Everywhere in the world rainbows shine. Well today in Moscow Russia, God gave us a double reminder. :))))))

Kyle

Hello,

Just thought that today I would recap some of the best posts from June. So here are links that go to them. To make it easy to find.
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/06/why-americans-feared-soviet-union_03.html
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/06/road-from-village.html
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/06/moldova.html
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/06/crimea-part-1-yalta.html
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/06/crimea-part-2-crimea-mountains.html
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/06/we-are-our-own-enemy.html
I looked at old posts today and realized that I have covered a lot of ground. Some good and some bad. Then I realized that I have just scratched the surface of Russia.
It is a fabulous country!

Let me know if you think these are the best posts?

Kyle

comments welcome as always.

Hello,

I was drinking my daily cup of coffee! Um mm Um mm good! I thought to my self. Do you want to see how most Moscow people live?

So I found these pictures of My Sweetie and her place to live in 2004 and pictures of where we live now. This is very typical living for a Russian. Not fancy or extravagant.
List of Pictures:

• 1st. Our Kitchen Now
• Our bathroom
• Our living Room
• Kitchen 2004
• 2004 Living Room
• Living Room now
• 2004
• 2004 Kitchen
• 2004
• My Sweetie!

I live the same as any Russian and I find it very comfortable. I do not live like I did in the USA! In America, I lived in a large home, with a little dog, The house had two bedrooms, gigantic kitchen, full basement,back porch, front porch, living room, dinning room, family room, etc,etc,etc.

I can honestly say that I am happier now!!!!

Kyle

comments always welcome.

Today I woke up and felt a little better than normal. I was grumpy, (just ask my Sweetie), but I felt physically better. So I walked my Sweetie, to the bus stop and saw her off. I then walked through the woods back home…

I came across paths, every where there was paths. There was paths crossing paths. There was narrow paths. There was wide paths. There was paths for cars. There was asphalt paths. there was rocky paths. there was dirt paths. There was paths going nowhere. There was paths going to the flats. There was paths going to the freeway crosswalk. There was little paths going to bigger paths. sometimes there was two or three parallel paths going to the same place…

These paths that I took pictures of, were not in a large area. They were within 200 to 300 meters of where I live. Anywhere you walk in Russia you will find paths…

In Russia, if there is not a path going to where you want to go. Make your own path! It is OK!

A path is definitely a “Russian Tradition!”

Windows to Russia!

Hello,

I have been very busy altering the site for the past month. I hope that I have not disturbed too many of you. What you see now will be the main layout and will not change except for additions.

New additions to the site:
1. A forum has been added.
2. A guest book has been added.
3. The site design has changed from a left sided site to a right sided site.
4. A translation button for the Russian language, translates whole web page!
5. Translator on every post, (flags).

I hope that all enjoy, please join the forum and sign the guest book if you have time.
The forum will be up and running full strength by next week. any suggestions leave them at the forum.

Thanks for all who visit everyday, This site is to let the world see a side of Russia, that many do not know about.

Kyle Keeton
comments always welcome, as always! 🙂

Hello,

I went back and looked at May, That is when I started.
These are some of the best past posts from the month of May:

http://kylekeeton.com/2007/05/old-soviet-union-cccp.html

http://kylekeeton.com/2007/05/sunrise-to-freedom-russian-village.html

http://kylekeeton.com/2007/05/life-in-russia.html

Take a look and enjoy, I think you will find them interesting!

Kyle Keeton

comments always welcome

Hello,

I have a passion for flowers, I love to grow them. This year I did not plant any flowers. But I found out that I did not have too. The Village is full of beautiful flowers. Most wild and most considered weeds by Americans. This American, thinks that they are very nice.

This is one of Bears weak spots, Beautiful flowers!!!

Kyle

This is the only picture of the Americans I got! They were all the way across a lake. Sorry!

Hello,

We just came back from the Village,

Link to previous articles
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/05/sunrise-to-freedom-russian-village.html
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/05/i-want-to-go-to-russian-village.html

It was fantastic and we had a surprise at the Village!
The Village was busy there was people everywhere, There was probably 40 people. They were mowing grass and cleaning broken down Village houses. Now that was not the surprise. The surprise was, a group of Americans (about 30) were hiking the woods near the Village and they stayed at my Village!

I am suppose to be the only American around! Now there are as many Americans as Russians.
They were just hiking through and they talked to some of the local village people, The Village people told them that they have their own American, and he stays in the Village with his Wife. So the Village people like having an American they call their own. :))))))))))))))))

We never really met them, just passed. We had no idea that they were all American, I heard multiples of languages when they passed by. So we never really talked. I was surprised when One guy was straggling up the rear of the group, We said hi and he responded “Hello”! I said wow he just said hello. I had not heard that for awhile. Never thought I would hear it in the Village.

So all in all around 70 to 80 people were at the Village. Now that was crowded! The wells were almost dry of water, The grass had paths everywhere. The only cow that lived there could not be found.(I think the Americans Ate It) :))))

This week coming up, there was going to be a wedding party at the Village. So we are going back this weekend to protect our Village House.

All in all, the village trip was wonderful and I am always amazed at what is going on at the Village. This is one of the most unique places on Earth. Where else can I go in Russia and find 30 Americans all in one spot???

Never have my camera when I need it!

Now, if I could find that Cow?

Love this Russian Village!

Kyle Keeton