The theater in Russia group leaves for Moscow early tomorrow morning, so I figured it was time to get this blog set up. We’ll be seeing about twenty plays in the next three weeks–all in Russian, and all with students who understand little, if any Russian–and talking to a few actors and directors. Other than that, I’ll be re-exploring Moscow and St. Petersburg, two of the world’s most expensive cities, and trying to keep the students from getting picked up, whether by the police or snakeskin-suited men. Oh, and trying to maintain my vegetarianism (remember that scene in Everything is Illuminated?) without relying completely on white bread, bland cheese, and chocolates. Should be as simple as time in Russia ever is.