Brief Update

Getting ready to head into the wilderness. Anton is the mountain man in the green.

Hey, I'm here in Irkutsk where it is FREEZING but still wonderful. It's been in the negatives pretty much the entire time we've been here, but that hasn't kept us from trekking all over the city over the last three days. It's truly a beautiful city and we got to see easily the most beautiful church I've ever seen. I'm something of a church connoisseur (not really, let me have my delusions!) and so when I say beautiful, I mean it. No pictures now, but when I get back to Voronezh, I'll put 'em up. Anyways, we're sitting in the hostel (which is amazing) playing cards and talking to some of the other folks here (it's only 8 PM but it's been dark here since 5:30 so no point in going out into the Siberian winter). Tomorrow, we're going on a hike at Lake Baikal and spending the night camping. We may not make it, so I figured I'd say a quick goodbye and I'll write when I get back. Hope your Tuesdays will be as pleasant as mine was!