tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post5202439694881553216..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Perspective: Which country to call homeElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-38641410752539994952017-02-28T13:47:01.169+03:002017-02-28T13:47:01.169+03:00Yes, I sort of forgot that what I described is ver...Yes, I sort of forgot that what I described is very familiar to adults (in the U.S. especially) who are helping out both their elderly parents AND their young adult kids. I guess things don't become less-complicated when the kids are grown? I've got siblings in CA, CO, FL, CT, D.C., and Congo. :) And my grandmother is turning 90 and living in PA, and my parents live in New England. I think having faith can provide some comfort in these situations, but at the same time prompt one to always be thinking of serving others, which makes it hard to choose among different options. Once you have loved ones all over, I suppose there is always SOMEONE to miss.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-10682502361702148862017-02-28T13:42:10.948+03:002017-02-28T13:42:10.948+03:00The funny thing is that my Russian MIL made that, ...The funny thing is that my Russian MIL made that, not sure where SHE got it!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-36316660238015264802017-02-28T04:14:03.980+03:002017-02-28T04:14:03.980+03:00MY daydreams (as you can imagine) have always cent...MY daydreams (as you can imagine) have always centered around finding a way to move to Russia. Now that Aidan and Lydia live in the Eastern US - well, more so than us....I have also daydreamed a bit about getting a job closer to them (especially as one of the pastors in the town Lydia lives in, is the brother of a priest who would give me a first-rate recommendation).....but MY mom is 95! I certainly can't leave HER! And then, I remember, too, all my friends, and support systems here. Sergei's great relationship with his master electrician. The respect that I have earned that I'd have to try and gain all over again elsewhere. <br /><br />And language.... Craig was very enthusiastic, after his year in Korea that we ALL move there - but I didn't see how I could do that to the Russian kids who had just (and not all that thoroughly) learned English.<br /><br />It really is hard being a grown up and realizing how much more complicated life is than you had imagined in earlier years. Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-70901277566023372092017-02-27T16:07:06.211+03:002017-02-27T16:07:06.211+03:00Fun fact - that saying in English on the picture i...Fun fact - that saying in English on the picture is almost a direct translation of a Dutch saying! :)Jessica W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13346907257802513699noreply@blogger.com