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Pittsburgh vs Riga: Reflections on food, drink, and toilet paper
It’s been getting dark pretty early around here. Later this week, we will dip down to below seven hours of daylight. With the darkness creeps a sense of quiet stillness, inviting long evenings of sipping hot wine and enjoying a good book or movie. And so, as we plunge our way into the heart of darkness that is a Baltic winter, I’m encouraged to use this time to reflect a bit on the season now nearly over; my first autumn in Riga.
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Riga, Latvia
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So, where exactly is Latvia, anyway? (and other FAQs)
On Friday, August 7, I begin working at the International School of Latvia teaching high school English. Upon hearing this, I get a usual set of follow up questions. This first posting will be an attempt to answer some of these questions.
