orientation and exploration
Monday, February 25th, 2008I have spent the past three days in St. Petersburg. The seven of us have stayed in an apartment together that has a beautiful view of the water that makes up our island. St. Petersburg is composed of 42 islands, with canals and water flowing throughout. It is the closest thing to a European city that Russia has, but even that is only what you see on the surface. The ideological differences and cultural values are vastly different from the Western world. I am leaving in an hour for a five-hour plane ride to Siberia where I will stay for a month and do a field study on the idea of health care and the role of government in the areas outside of Western Russia.
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