3 Feet from the Stage

The other day I went to a play "Dead Souls." It is a classic, here. I got to sit on the second row back! The stage was 3 feet in front of me! Crazy! But a good place to be to hear what was being said and see what was going on. And of course, since the play was in the local language it was helpful to be able to hear.

This was the view behind me. Amazing!

I also had the opportunity to go to a conference a couple of weeks back. It was a refreshing but very busy time. These are some of my friends that I was there with.

And of course, the living accommodations were a bit tight. 6 ladies in this tiny room. It was fun, though.

And meals were interesting. Exact amount of food for 8 adults at each table. Bread at every meal. Local food each time. Not bad.

21st century hanging out with friends:
We would chat occasionally, but a lot of time was spent on ipods, ipads, or phones seeing as this cafe had wireless internet.