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The beat held steady and consistently flowed, its rhythm in standard time and shifting as my hands improvised every other measure. The fleshy pads of my fingers tapped softly against the soft, colored camelskin drum, comfortably sending the melodic resonance out from the ceramic djembe. I didn’t intend to interrupt our conversation, though the beat [...]
I dodged the old babushka walking slowly at the top of the escalator, made my way out the front doors, crossed the cobblestone to прорізна, and walked up the street and over to the hostel. My impression of this city and its culture were changing enormously. My feelings for натаща were also developing enormously.
We left [...]
It was good to hear him laugh, and I chuckled along with him. It was a deep, hearty laugh from a perfect stranger. We understood less than ten words between us, yet we still tried to talk. Everybody here tries to talk with me, and many times the language barrier is no more than an [...]
I promise that this will be the last post (for now) with the cheesy “if only” title. I keep with the cheesy titles because these four posts summarize the foundation from which all future posts will be based upon. I use them to summarize myself, my upbringing, my plans, and my thoughts… as best as [...]
