I’ve lived like they live in “On the road.” It’s fun, but the pain begins to add up after a while. You can’t take solace in people envying your freedom forever. Your teeth fall out because you clench them too many times. When you wreck your boots and go in to have them fixed, theContinue reading “I’ve lived like they live in ‘On the road’”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
It’s been a long January
And it shows no signs of abating. The pacifier has really got to go, but Lev has yet to accept that. A lot of things have got to go, actually. I’ve been waiting for spring cleaning season, but in my head, time has stopped. Spring cleaning season will come and go for other people. MaybeContinue reading “It’s been a long January”
It’s Orthodox Christmas
And it’s about as un-Christmas like as I’ve had since moving to the Slavic world. Which isn’t to say that it’s a bad one, quite the opposite. This old Tori Amos lyric keeps playing in my head: “And if you could see me now…” I’m not sure to whom it’s addressed to, though. I keepContinue reading “It’s Orthodox Christmas”
Lev has joined the mile-high club – of sorts
By that of course I mean that he has now pooped at 30,000 feet. He’s a winner who aims high. And we are winners for managing to change his diaper in an economy-class bathroom without much of a fuss. Trust me, when you’ve got a kid like Lev on your hands, it certainly feels likeContinue reading “Lev has joined the mile-high club – of sorts”
2012 was a dreamless kind of year
Because I virtually never slept long enough to see a proper dream. Our film, “Katya, Vitya, Dima,” premiered in Istanbul and was shown at the Listapad Festival in Minsk. It’s now going to be included in an online festival organized by Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s most prominent independent newspapers. Alexey also worked as oneContinue reading “2012 was a dreamless kind of year”
Natalia A. 