New Temporary Home Base

Without too much thought, I came to Донецк, Украина. I wasn't really sure how long I was going to stay. And, I still don't know. But, I left my apartment in Bucuresti because I didn't want to pay 350 euro every month. I found cheap Russian school here, and the agent found an apartment for me. There is an internet cafe nearby, so i can work and make a living. The living cost is a lot cheaper than Bucharest, and I can also learn Russian - here people speak more Russian than Ukrainian. Russian is pretty hard, and i have been busy with learning Russian, translating and trying to meet contacts for projects. It's certainly different here. Romania and Ukraine are neighbors and were both under the communists' rule. But, mentality and cultures are pretty different, yet similar in many ways. Anyway, I guess Донецк will be a new temporary home base for a while.

Eastward...

I'm writing from Gara de Nord train station in bucuresti. I'm heading to Donetsk and will be staying there hopefully for more than one month. It's cheap to get there but takes two days... I hope i will arrive there safely.

Some Shots from Two Months ago

I haven't posted photos from the Easter in Delta. When I was shooting, I wasn't sure if i was allowed to move around during the service, and pictures didn't turn out well. But, I'm posting these anyways. #1,2,3 and 8 are from Greek churches, and the rest are from Lipovan church

Playing with Holga

Summer in Lacul Morii

Shot this a couple weeks ago.

Zen Organic Farm in the Bay Area

San Francisco was fast, efficient, clean and expensive. I liked it, but except the hills, the city seemed, in some ways, too perfect to me. Maybe because I was freaked out by the city, I ended up shooting mostly at Green Gulch Zen Center, which also runs a organic Farm, near San Francisco. Now, I'm back in Romania again. It was really nice to come back to the states.