The journey begins

I’m now in the killing time at JFK airport part. I’ve already eaten my $5 slice of pizza, so now I’m consuming $5 internet. 

There’s an 8 hour time difference between the East Coast and St. Petersburg, and a 7 hour difference between here and Helsinki. I’ll be entertaining myself on the 8+ hour flight with The Economist, Outside magazine, and Junot Diaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. And sleeping, hopefully.