This is the personal blog of a young(ish) international hodgepodge. I usually reside somewhere between St. Petersburg, Russia and coastal cities in the U.S. I love cityscapes, marine animals, the smells of pine trees and freshly baked bread. You can often find me on a beach sinking my toes into the sand, on public transportation scribbling in a notebook, or sipping on Earl Grey tea. Water is a motif in my life and I don't think I could live someplace that didn't have a coast, marina, or harbor.

In my most anonymous moments I go by LaRusse. But you can call me Daria. Hi and welcome.

I come to this place to document, contemplate, and process the goods and the bads of this sad and beautiful world of ours. Sometimes I intersperse English with Russian, and that is purely because I miss using my native language on a daily basis.

I hope you find here something of interest, and that you will join me on this blogging journey. It should be fun!

I'm not sure why I have a need to compartmentalize, but it's just that some thoughts fit better elsewhere:

Send me love or hate letters (naturally though, I'd prefer the former) here: larusse [at] prostokvasha [dot] com.