Last week, two-time Olympic gold medalist Shannon Szabados made history by becoming the first woman to play for the Southern Professional Hockey League. Szabados, who helped the Canadians win at both the Vancouver and Sochi winter Olympics, signed as … [Continue reading] about Shannon Szabados for The New York Times
Moscow. Some people hate sitting in airplane window seats. I absolutely love them. For starters, I can lean my head against the wall (instead of a stranger's shoulder) for a nap. And where else can you get aerial photographs as an added bonus for … [Continue reading] about Moscow to Atlanta
Vladimir Voronen, tea grower at Dagomy's tea plantation near Sochi. My assignments here in Sochi have been vastly different than I ever anticipated. I never thought I would be covering dog shelters, or a gay bar in Sochi. And I never thought I … [Continue reading] about Dagomys Tea Plantataion
Russia is fantasically beautiful to me. Yes, it's a bit strange, but I like strange (and, to me, if you're not a little weird, there's probably something wrong with you). The crazy signs, double toilets, food choices (meat salad has consistently been … [Continue reading] about Fantastical Sochi
Being a dog lover in Sochi can be painful. It hurts to see many beautiful animals just wandering the streets of this town, sometime still muddy and wet from last night's rain, looking for the next meal. And it hurts to know that many of these dogs … [Continue reading] about The Dogs of Sochi