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Natasha, my tutor; her daughter Masha;
grandmother, Asha and me in the park. They live in apartment 12; I live
in apartment 11. How lucky could I be? Asha is from Russia. Her husband
died when Natasha was 3. Natasha's older brother is disabled. He was one
of the firemen who worked on Chernobyl.
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Yuri joins us to watch a celebration in
the plaza. A good husband, father and so kind to me. He's Mr. Fix-it and
supervisor of all my big purchases. Their balcony faces
the back of the block of apartments
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Nina and Nadia sit in the shade of the
gazebo and dispense smiles and advice. They are always on the
lookout for my 5 liter water bottles which they use for getting water
from the spring and for storage.
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Roma closes her pretty eyes and
Natasha looks amused. I bring scraps for Roma's dog and she chastises me
often for not dressing warm enough. She even told me God was going to
punish me. Lovely neighbors who watch after me and keep me smiling.
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Like all little girls everywhere,
these three girls play house, Barbies and create works of art for
hours. When it's raining, they use the stairs between floors.
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I missed getting the gang of boys
playing football (soccer), but these two were still at it. The boys
built two clubhouses this summer too.
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