Brown Geraldine
Howard University, Washington DC, USA.
ABNF J. 2012 Spring;23(2):38-40.
To Russia, who me? That is actually how it all began. A decade or more ago, I had the opportunity to visit what was then known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Russia. Although, this place held high priority on my list of places to go, I never thought such a trip was within my reach. This idea was quite fascinating to me because of the events that did happen there, including the Russian space ship Sputnik and the dog, the high stepping military officers, Red Square and the St. Basil's Cathedral. After reading a lot about Russia, I thought it would be great to see a clean place, where it was unlawful to throw paper on the streets, and ride in public transportation such as the buses, taxis and the subway system, which were immaculately clean. It was an exciting trip, one, I will always remember, but would be a difficult adjustment to make, to live.
对于俄罗斯，我算什么呢？这其实就是一切的开端。十多年前，我有机会访问当时被称为苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟（苏联）的俄罗斯。尽管这个地方在我想去的地方清单上名列前茅，但我从未想过自己能有这样一次旅行。这个想法对我来说非常有吸引力，因为那里确实发生了很多事件，包括俄罗斯的人造卫星和那只狗、步伐整齐的军官、红场和圣瓦西里大教堂。在阅读了大量关于俄罗斯的资料后，我认为能去看看这样一个干净的地方会很棒，在那里在街上扔纸是违法的，还能乘坐公交车、出租车和地铁等公共交通工具，这些都干净得一尘不染。这是一次令人兴奋的旅行，一次我将永远铭记的旅行，但要在那里生活，会是一个艰难的适应过程。
