On my way home!

Well, I'm once again sitting in the international terminal at Arlanda International Airport in Stockholm, Sweden. I must admit that I quite relieved to be out of Russia. After three weeks, I found St. Petersburg to be overcrowded with both residents and tourists. I also found most Russians to be quite rude and pushy when it came to matters such as boarding metros and escalators. I'm ready for some good old fashioned common courtesy.

I'm very pleased with my work in St. Petersburg. Two days at the Russian National Historic Archives, four days at the Academic Chapel, and five days at the Russian National Library. All of that was, thankfully, able to be spread out over 20 days. Several days had to be spent with organizational work and photocopying, not to mention paperwork for entry into these institutions.

This is my last post for this blog. I would like to thank Susquehanna University for it's generous faculty research grant that enabled me to make this trip at this time. I look forward to some brief rest before compiling my scores, transcribing a few to electronic form, and writing, writing, writing!

Have a wonderful summer, everyone!