哈尔滨/Харбин́ Kharbin
conversation i had with my friend Marina:

me: so where geographically in russia are you from?
her: on the eastern side, near the china border.
me: wait...like near harbin?
her:....YEAH! I can see harbin from my window,
it's 15 minutes away.
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nick, james, marina and i walked along
the harbor-front discussing
beijing accents, spanish architecture,
strangely shaped hot-yoga instructors,
american accents as advertisement,
& the joy of being able to finally shower
after 2 weeks of scalding water.
we reached our destination (the supermarket)
and each bought a tub of ice cream.
then we almost tried to imitate james'
kiwi accent but gave up because it's impossible.
ah, friday nights are the best.