Hello dear friends. I am so sorry it has been so long since I have posted. I have been sick for a few weeks and am finally feeling better. So we are still reading" A Mountain of Crumbs" by Elena Gorokhova.
On page 267 Elena writes about her fears related to marrying an American and moving to Texas. She wonders if she will be allowed to leave her country and if her life will really be able to handle this dramatic change. " Am I really going to marry an American and move to Texas? I feel as I did when I was eleven, standing on a diving board just before they kicked me out of the district pool for my lack of swimming ability."
Wondering if she would marry and move consumed her at this point in her memoir. In the Soviet Union she always read that most Americans are begging on the streets and if she moved there she might end up living under a bridge. But she did not believe that. But she really knew nothing of life in America. She was scared--as we all are when we are making major changes.
She wondered if Robert would really go through with marrying a Soviet citizen. We have about thirty pages to go to find out.
Stay creative dear friends...I will post again later this week.
Take care, Leslie
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