Hello on this fine Friday. One week from about now I’ll be on a plane back to the states. Am I ready? Maybe. It really has been a good several weeks over here. I feel like I have stayed in touch with the “home front.” Granted, the personal one-on-one and face time can’t be matched. What do I miss most? Those Sunday afternoon sports times! Whether it be baseball, football, racquetball, water sports or whatever that is what I really miss! My exercise routine here has been terrible. Be ready to play a LOT of ball when I get back! I need to offset all this heavy Russian cuisine.