Beth was home for just under two weeks. But her passport with its new visa has been mailed back from the consulate, so Beth is hopping on a plane to return to St. Petersburg, just in time for classes to start at ITMO University.

It was nice seeing Beth in person for change. While she was in town, she got the change to chat with friends and Zoom with the family in Kansas City. Beth was also able to go through all her belongings, since she may not get another chance before we move to the new house. Although the main goal of the visit was to get a new visa, Beth was also able to pick up the mail order packages that we had been storing for her (delivery to Russia is unreliable at best).

That said, it will be good to get my home office and favorite reading and napping spot back.

Beth's luggage