tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post1497773111198711904..comments2023-10-12T07:16:36.892-04:00Comments on A2eatwrite: Soap Opera Sunday - The KGB and Me - CodaJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-44508130617543422282007-09-21T05:10:00.000-04:002007-09-21T05:10:00.000-04:00oh wow, how creepy. I remember how unfriendly the...oh wow, how creepy. I remember how unfriendly the airport personnel and customs agents were in Moscow in 2003....when they were already used to free travel. gosh how much worse must it have been before. Yikes. Glad I wasn't in that seat!Goofballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11155032632164828945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-60568151660025561682007-09-20T20:50:00.000-04:002007-09-20T20:50:00.000-04:00Jen, you really should post your SOSs to the buzz....Jen, you really should post your SOSs to the buzz. I think the reaction would be great. You're so good!Luisa Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310698422276446909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-59666847722319232832007-09-20T13:58:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:58:00.000-04:00I can't imagine the feeling you had sitting in tha...I can't imagine the feeling you had sitting in that chair just waiting. What a wonderful series. I hope you'll write more about your experiences. It's so interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-90978175693424455572007-09-19T14:33:00.000-04:002007-09-19T14:33:00.000-04:00This brought me right back to the Tel Aviv airport...This brought me right back to the Tel Aviv airport in Israel last summer and the panic I had there. My passport had been stolen, and the one I had was an emergency replacement. As a result, my husband and I were grilled incessantly at every possible point. It was such a relief to finally board the plane! I think I would have collapsed if they had pointed me to a chair for even half the time you were in yours.Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-8673254671487583232007-09-18T12:25:00.000-04:002007-09-18T12:25:00.000-04:00Whew! Now I can exhale. I know just how confining...Whew! Now I can exhale. I know just how confining this must have been for you. But you must admit, it makes great material for your blog!Fourier Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689357373595434853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-37462104334095041182007-09-17T06:22:00.000-04:002007-09-17T06:22:00.000-04:00wow, Jen. I can't imagine how terrifying that must...wow, Jen. I can't imagine how terrifying that must have been - to contemplate going to jail (for doing NOTHING)and to almost miss your plane. You must have been MORE than thrilled to get home.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582796689281835066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-33450001778396624242007-09-17T03:51:00.000-04:002007-09-17T03:51:00.000-04:00Oh man, I so expected you to say that they kept yo...Oh man, I so expected you to say that they kept you for questioning and made you miss your plane! Glad you made it out (relatively) unscathed! :-)Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451957392894462983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-69088142407113874222007-09-16T22:38:00.000-04:002007-09-16T22:38:00.000-04:00Jenn, I don't rememeber if I already told you, but...Jenn, I don't rememeber if I already told you, but I also wound up being sat down in a dank room in the Moscow airport. My visa (a flimsy slip of paper) was ripped at the corner as I tried to leave. What ensued was alot of intimidation and icy stares.<BR/>I loved reading this. Brought it all back!jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511174413208544186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-8441711001142991592007-09-16T10:05:00.000-04:002007-09-16T10:05:00.000-04:00Sheesh, it wasn't until that last paragraph that I...Sheesh, it wasn't until that last paragraph that I even realized that I was holding my breath! Amazing story.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006026922416983261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-43318532604260912972007-09-16T08:48:00.000-04:002007-09-16T08:48:00.000-04:00I'm glad you made it back, too. So scary when you'...I'm glad you made it back, too. So scary when you're dealing with different (and arbitrary) rules.annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102616203481686227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-23656945325992973952007-09-16T07:22:00.000-04:002007-09-16T07:22:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for the comments, everyone.This par...Thanks so much for the comments, everyone.<BR/><BR/>This part <I>was</I> nerve-wracking. I'm still playing with these pieces - they're really just drafts, but the time that I was sitting in that chair was over 12 minutes. I need to convey that somehow. And while that doesn't seem like a lot of time, when you think you might be thrown in a foreign jail, it's a lllllooooonnnnggg time, lol.<BR/><BR/>And SMID had a wonderful post about her dad yesterday and it was partly my idealistic dad's fault that I was there in the first place, lol. I almost wished I hadn't wanted to "save the world."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-5679783906643025262007-09-16T06:52:00.000-04:002007-09-16T06:52:00.000-04:00oh my. oh my. I'm speechless.This was the SOS I ...oh my. oh my. I'm speechless.<BR/><BR/>This was the SOS I was looking forward to this week.soccer mom in denialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779961065417497337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-73080050740394752042007-09-16T01:54:00.000-04:002007-09-16T01:54:00.000-04:00"And I was sick of behaving." Oh my goodness, I c..."And I was sick of behaving." Oh my goodness, I can only imagine.<BR/><BR/>This is such powerful stuff--thanks for sharing these experiences. So fascinating, terrifying, relieving. Wonderful.Brillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694582598855276158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-11157274230526356882007-09-15T23:27:00.000-04:002007-09-15T23:27:00.000-04:00How nerve-wracking. I've really enjoyed reading ab...How nerve-wracking. I've really enjoyed reading about your experiences in the USSR though, and hope there will be more.Madam Crunchypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105080184570652882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-340295908798081742007-09-15T22:51:00.000-04:002007-09-15T22:51:00.000-04:00So incredibly intense. You're an amazing writer.So incredibly intense. You're an amazing writer.Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-58797799347134779192007-09-15T22:44:00.000-04:002007-09-15T22:44:00.000-04:00Wow. I'm glad you made it back.I can't imagine wh...Wow. I'm glad you made it back.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine what it must have been like, although I've always wanted to go.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.Dedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427448872354082792noreply@blogger.com