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somewhere over the rainbow (and other stories)

  Exactly two years ago I found myself flying through a corner of a rainbow, and landed in Oaxaca, Mexico. It was the last film festival I traveled to, a brutal and sweet experience in the harshest of realities, trying to wrap my arms around the slipperiest industry and failing magnificently. Surrounded by fresh faces and eager eyes I ran from the rooms and into the street time and again, wandering off with the camera in my bag as a companion. I took pictures of a blind man that sang on the same corner every day, of wedding parades, of an old woman waiting to see the dentist.  Literally somewhere over the rainbow, I met the ugliest answers to questions I had been dragging my feet towards for years. Cramming the most delicious food into my mouth, joking at the nightly rooftop cocktail parties, grinning like the Cheshire Cat it was all coming to an end. Actually, it had ended before it even started though - and on the plane back to New York and finally Moscow the bone-crunching undertow
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not now

i cannot write today. i want to, but there are much more important things going on right now. i cannot turn an elegant phrase this Monday. The phones are ringing all day, and I must answer them and solve some major issues as fast as possible. E is OK. N is OK. The cat is  - well, she always has a tough time. With luck I will write later in the week, for the first time. Or a double for next week. I promise.

OK, the phone is ringing.

And in my head a song is banging around...

I imagine a moment after this black and terrifying one I am in now, one where I can be silly.

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julian said…
Hey, got your email. And I totally understand! We'll send a really cool Christmas card when we get closer to the date! My girlz would love a Russian penpal!!
best!
julianne
November 2, 2010 at 4:31 AM
Unknown said…
Dear Rabbit Blogger,

My name is Yulia Amlinskaya, I am a Russian language teacher at the Spanish Embassy in Moscow (Russia).

I would like to present my Russian Language Web Page which contains a great variety of grammar, vocabulary and communication exercises, podcasts, reading materials, Russian songs with exercises, etc. You can also find a lot of information on Russian literature, history, traditions, etc.

The blog was officially recognized as One of The Best Language Teaching Blogs 2010.

The blog is based on interactive exercises, which can be done online.

http://russificate.blogspot.com/

It could be interesting and useful for all Russian learners and people interested in Russian life, language and culture. It is completely free.

I would be glad to cooperate with you and receive your questions or suggestions about the blog.

I would also be happy if you could add my blog to your page, as I´ve just added yours to my blogroll and become your follower.

Thank you!

Kind regards,

Yulia Amlinskaya.
November 5, 2010 at 9:30 AM
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