The Wrigley office is so far outside of Moscow that no one has been able to show it to me on a map. I think we’re northwest of the city. I take the metro to a pickup stop and catch the Wrigley shuttle to work. It takes about 1 ½ hours each way (assuming no … More My Commute to the Land of the Super Rich
My first weekend in Moscow I participated in the ‘Last Stoppers Club’, essentially a bar crawl for expats. Once a month, one metro line is chosen, a random bunch of expats (and some locals) meet in the subway and head to the last stop on that line, and then find nearby bars. It was a … More My First Russian Bar Crawl
I’ve been in the Moscow office for a week now, and no one has given me any office supplies. The desk is completely cleaned out. Luckily I brought my own pen. I ask the admin for a notebook. She looked concerned, quickly asked a couple of other people something in Russian, took down my full … More Lost in Translation
Moscow, Russia So lunch at the Moscow office is…interesting. A little after 1:00pm it’s announced that it’s time to go to lunch. Then my group (all 4 of us) goes down to the cafeteria to eat together. The choices are plentiful. You can choose to have or not to have the soup. You can then … More If lunch is so bad, why am I getting fat?
Rhine Valley, Germany I ran into a little detour on my way to Moscow. I arrived at the Frankfurt airport on Friday morning and found out that my Russian visa wasn’t valid until Monday. I almost fell on the floor laughing, because it’s typical of how the whole expat process has gone so far. Rebooking … More Detour
Zapatillas Island, Panama As we sat on the dock at Hotel Angela, we became increasingly anxious. Would he show up? Should we go with Evil Guy? Twenty minutes later, we were even more anxious. Maybe I’m not as good a judge of character as I thought. I worried even more, because this time I’m not … More Good Versus Evil
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