some things are illuminated

Ah, summer. For the past 21 years of my life, I have had summers off, so I have come to consider myself somewhat of a summer vacation expert...

So, I decided it was high time to show my readership (which I'm sure has dwindled, seeing as how I haven't posted anything for about...

Usually, the two nouns mentioned in the subject of this entry are quite clearly related. Such is not the case in this particular instance. ...

Today (Friday, March 23rd) I went to a research conference at one of the universities here in Simferopol. I think the official name of the u...

I thought it might be helpful to see what a typical week is like for me here. Then I realized that there are no typical weeks here. There ...

The first cake made in my honor. Yes, that says "Alison" in Cyrillic. The "being impressed by Ukrainian cakes" appear...

This one's for you, Dad. My dad calls me every Sunday night to talk about my week, family news, philosophical realizations, and the like...