Thoughts Archives - Chasing the adventure

Thirty-six hours between past and future

October 20 will be 6 years since I crossed the border into the United States. I was flying to America towards my unknown future.The unknown future did not frighten me absolutely. On the contrary, it was incredibly intriguing: how will my life turn out, where will I work, with whom will I make friends? I didn’t have questions like “Will I be able to get accustomed?”. The question was: “When?”. Like many Russian women I’m hardy, determined, purposeful.

The main thing was not to get lost on the way. The trip was long and inconvenient.I wasn’t worried about geography, I just picked the cheapest tickets. I flew from Tomsk to Moscow, then to Los Angeles and then to Boston.

When my husband’s wife is Russian

It’s believed that married men live longer.

Choosing a life partner is one of the most difficult and important decisions. Choosing a foreign spouse is also a costly decision.

My husband got married in his 50s. He surprised everyone twice: first by the fact of marriage and marriage to a Russian. Getting a Russian wife wasn’t the goal, it just happened.

So, what’s it like to have a Russian wife?

Working on my limiting beliefs.

Today, I came to understanding about another limiting belief that I have inspired to myself.

The story is this: a couple of years ago I learned how to subscribe to magazines for free. In fact, I’m just starting to learn (get acquainted) with American magazines. I haven’t decided yet which one I’m ready to read from cover to cover. “Good housekeeping” is the first one I signed up for and I don’t regret it. There are many useful and short articles.

“Shirley Valentine” in my life

Recently I remembered a movie “Shirley Valentine”, yesterday I got the mood to watch it again.

Back then 21 years ago I did not see the beginning of the film, I didn’t even know its title. I was switching from the TV-channel to the videorecording, checking on my video tapes. At some point, the film captured all my attention, I just could not turn myself away.