I miss the stars. There are no stars in Seattle.
Made it in from Moscow for the Josh Ritter show on Sunday, my birthday. Josh is from Moscow, and it was his birthday, too. His mom brought him cupcakes on stage, and a couple thousand of us sang to him.
Stayed at the Travelodge by the Space Needle that night with Jon, Sarah, April, Bart, Jordan, and Henry. Got dropped off by Jon and Sarah the next morning at Dan’s place. Dan is from Moscow – met him on Monday when he walked in the door. He’s loaning his couch to a complete stranger. Thank you, Dan.
Spent Monday bumming around Green Lake. Had a short conversation with an old Norwegian in the Library and did very little else besides an evening walk around the lake. A lot of time to think. A lot of time to talk with God.
Started reading yesterday in my pocket Inside Out. Dropped into Revolutions around the corner, one of the coolest coffee shops. For example, they had copies of Norway.com on their rack. Great coffee and service, too.
Went to a Mars Hill dinner & Bible study with Dan last night. Met some cool folks – one, Taren, from Norway who’s gonna hook me up with some family in Kristiansand.
Check out the map on the left sidebar. It will show you where I’m staying. Also adding some new pics (most of which are not going on Facebook).
Filed under: Moscow
If you’re not busy between 4pm and midnight on Saturday, October 20, swing by the Big Haus. I’ll be celebrating my birthday, my trip, and my parents with friends and family. I’d love to see you there.
I bought a one-way ticket tonight for $488. I will be leaving Seattle on Monday evening, October 29, and flying into Sandefjord on Tuesday afternoon with a fifty minute layover in Copenhagen. Josh Ritter is playing the ShowBox on my birthday, so I’ll be leaving Moscow a week early to spend it with friends and family in the city. Lord willing.
Got a couple folks at Kvitfjell asking for my resume. Now what? I haven’t written a resume in five years.
I do not have a ticket yet. I will probably fly on October 22nd, but that is pending an effort to land a mountain job there before I leave the country.
