Category Archives: Travel Adventures

Part 4: The first ten days in Moscow

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Bobbie Herron

I just reread my journal notes from 28 years ago and my first thought is, “I can’t share any of this!” Then the second thought was, “Why, because you all acted like human beings occasionally?” And that is exactly what … Continue reading →

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Part 3: From Russian with love

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Bobbie Herron

“How on earth did you ever get to go the Soviet Union?” In 1989 I was married to a musician (David) who had a performing partner (Deborah). Their specialty was teaching and performing for American children, mostly in New England … Continue reading →

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Part 2: From Russia, with bittersweet love

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Bobbie Herron

Context is everything, I know that. The story of the Soviet Union’s final years is dramatic and far more complex than anything I could ever pretend to understand. My four-week experience there in the spring of 1989 was as a guest … Continue reading →

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Part 1: “Typical American!”

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Bobbie Herron

How did that headline feel? Like a compliment? Like an insult? Like a gross generalization? It has happened to all of us of course.  When you hear someone is from California, Alabama, Minnesota, or Massachusetts, you can’t help but assume … Continue reading →

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