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Clean Enough to Swim

April 8, 2018 By Kristen Blalock

I asked him if we could go swimming. Actually, I asked him if he could swim at all. It’s a fair question though because he is from Siberia. If you’re not familiar with Siberia, and honestly who is, here’s a history typical of almost all Siberian cities: a small medieval trading post sits out in […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: culture clash, essay, Kristen Blalock, Moscow, nonfiction, swimming, Writing

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