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Less than two weeks to go before I’m flying to St. Petersburg. I still have a ton of editing and writing to finish. I also have to work on new subjects for new lectures.

I’m sure I will be working on these presentations on the plane. In the meantime, I’m trying to get a better idea of what to expect in St. Petersburg.

Some travel prep notes:

• Travel Document Systems e-mailed my Russian Visa. Woot! It was an adventure trying to apply for a visa at the Russian Consulate in San Francisco. I’ll blog more about it – soon.



• I bought a new battery for my MacBook at the Apple Store in San Francisco



• I borrowed some international converter plugs from Suzanne. I guess I’ll see which one works in St. Petersburg.
• I’m learning some Russian phrases thanks to the one-minute lesson podcasts by Radio Lingua.
• My bedtime reading is the Lonely Planet Guide to St. Petersburg.

As for the voting….Both bears got NEW votes in my poll to see who get’s to go to Russia.

Andre: 2 votes
(Andre says Scott is the coolest bear in San Diego. Andre also thanks Aaron. Coolest bear in Sac Town)

Louie: 2 votes
(Louie wants to thank Mr. H and Faith)

Now…Andre wants to take his travel plans into his own paws….
ANDRE: THANK YOU SARA O FOR COOL BEAR IDEA. ALSO – LOUIE DOESN’T EAT DEER. GO FIG. ANDRE EAT DEER. ANDRE EAT STEAK. ANDRE EAT BEER.

ANDRE: HOWEVER, LOUIE LIKE BOOKS. LOUIE LIKE BOOKS A LOT.

ANDRE: OK – ANDRE APPLY FOR VISA.