From: Jeremy Stiffler <█████████████████>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:09 AM
To: ██████████
Subject: Re: Hi!

KARINA!! It has been TOO long since we last spoke. How are you doing? Are y=u done with school for the month? I'm good now, no stomach ache. := My car is fine, it cost a lot of money to get it fixed but it runs =ood now. My new apartment is going to be nice I think. It will take some t=me to get used to though. I'm moving there at the end of this week.

I'm not very good at ice skating, there are so many rinks here that.] should get better at it I hope. I love skiing, I hope to go really reall= soon.

I wouldn't say that I am a very religious person. But I =ave a lot of faith in God. I strive to develop a relationship with God, no= to go through the motions because it is what I am 'supposed' to d=.

It is very understandable why you think that if a person is born into a=certain religion that they would believe it to be true. I did for many yea=s. But there is one very important difference between Christianity and all=other religions. See, Christianity doesn't TRY to make people be good.=There are laws, sure, but those laws could never be kept. There are WAY to= many of them and they are all so ridiculous, like 'don't eat pork=#39; or 'be inside before it gets dark before a worship day. Those law= were there to show us how we are not able to be holy as God wants us to b= holy. That is why God sent his son, Jesus, to die on a cross for our sins= He lived a perfect life, one that I try to follow, led by love and by God= Now that I have accepted Jesus into my heart, I have submitted my life to=him and to following the Bible (God's word) and to try to spread what =ove I can. I now don't have to worry about being perfect because Chris= saved me from the sins that I have committed and the ones I will commit (=ot that I want to but because we are all fallen from grace). In the Koran =t talks about working your way to salvation, same thing is Buddhism where =ou have to follow the Shakras to enlightenment and Nirvana. All these othe= religions have requirements that allow others to say 'look at how spi=itual or holy I am', 'you aren't as holy as me'. In =hristianity we are all the same to God; all sinful. None is better than th= other, we are all together, helping each other if we can and serving God =ogether for the common cause of being a light of love to the world. None o= us can boast that one is more spiritual than the other because none of us=are spiritual in the presence of God. We are all dirty.

Whew, I know I've said a lot, but that is what I believe about my f=ith. I am sincere in it and try my best never to judge others. I'm not=going to say it is easy at all but it is important to me and something tha= guides my life. My hope is that you'll look deeper into Christianity,=not Catholicism or Orthodoxy but in what the Bible says and in prayer to G=d. My favorite Chapters of the Bible are James, Proverbs and the Psalms. G=ve them a read and tell me what you think. I think they are beautiful.

When it comes to traditions, we have to look at them for what they are;=simply remembrances of an important event in our form of Christianity to h=lp us remember a significant event. It doesn't matter when it is celeb=ated or how but it is important that we do remember it for what it represe=ts. When churches argue when something occurred or didn't I believe it=just cheapens the importance of the event.

I love your quote, it is right on point. I would have to add one thing =hough; instead of saying just love, add: "love of God", that wou=d be my philosophy. You are a very deep woman. I didn't realize. :)

I really like talking to you about this. You are a very bright and thou=htful woman. Let me know what you think about what I wrote. I'm prayin= for you too. Do you have anything specific I can pray for for you?

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## Hi Jeremy!

I was so glad to chat with you too, as I remember the first t=me we were chatting, you was very hungry and had a stomachache after eatin= some Indian food) hope this time you were alright) How're you doing=how is your car? What about your new apart., have you move there already?<=r> I like skating in winter, though I should say I do it not very well, but I =ike it. What about skiing, I did it only with simple ski, but I have never=try mountain ski, it's completely different of course, I'd like to=try it.

You must be very religious person Jeremy, but what about me I'm even no= sure whether I can call myself a real Christian. I believe in God, He is =bsolute and the world He created is wonderful!. And it's really comfor=able to know that you can talk to him every moment and to know that you wi=I be heard. But I don't know how to think about what is told in the Bi=le. You know, probably if I was born in a Moslem family, I would think tha= everything what is told in the Koran is verily. I know that nobody can te=l the true and we have just to believe, but I still doubt and some things =he Bible is telling about seem to be strange to me. According to the Gospe= I must be convicted because I have put myself in doubt. But that is what = think. Probably, one day I will change my mind.

And there is an eternal dispute about what direction of Christianity is ver=ly. For example, Orthodoxy consider other branches of Christianity to be s=ctarianism. In Orthodoxy we celebrate Christmas on Jan 7th, when other Chr=stians do it on Dec 25th. Or different traditions and customs, Who has eve=t it? All this seem to be strange enough.

But what about the sense of our life, I like the words one writer I love to=read has told: "People love each other. And that is everything. That =s the most inconceivable and the simplest thing in the world... Without lo=e man is not more than a dead person on vocation...But what are we living =or than? We can die the same way..." And I agree with him. Our world =s perfect, but we are not and never will be. But love is the only feeling =hat can make us better.

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## Hello again!

My favorite season is the Autumn, I love the leaves cha=ging color and the cool air. It is amazing how fast time passes by. I also=love to go skiing though. Do you like to ski? Do you like to play any othe= sports?

We celebrate Christmas on Dec 25th as well. I think all Christian relig=ons do. How do you like the Catholic church there?

J

2009/11/28  _>>

Hi again) Jeremy,=I'm sorry for those question in my previous email, please don't tr= to answer it, it would be curiously, don't know why, I've just be=n in a strange mood those day, so don't pay attention:) better tell me=how are you, I haven't heard from you quite long already. Can't be=ieve it's the end of this autumn, when I came back from US I thought t=ese months would be endless, but time is passing by so fast, another 3 mon=h - and the spring!

## Hello again! (cont.)

but winter...how to endure it! What is your favorite s=ason? Imagine, one day I've even forgotten why the day changes the nig=t and why the seasons change, only in a few minutes I've remember it, =on't know what happend, but I was shocked of myself! When do you celeb=ate Christmas, 25th of Dec as catholics or not?

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Hi Jeremy!:)

Yes, I think everything depends on what we feel inside of u=, how can we share love, kindness if we don't feel it? But sometimes i='s so hard to keep it, sometimes it's hard to find sense... What d= you think about it, what is the sense of your life in? Just interesting t= know:)

2009/11/12 Jeremy Stiffler jeremyst=ffler@gmail.com

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Hahaha...Old Man. You are funny! By the way, thank you so much for your cal=. I apologize for not recognizing your Russian, I'm not used to hearin= Russian being sung to me. I have another friend from Norway named Gunn wh= I thought it might have been since I've know her since I was 15 but t=en I heard you say 'It is me, Karina' and my jaw almost dropped to=the floor. It was s000000 nice of you to call me and it put a smile on my =ace all day! :)

The Christmas performance is going well. I have very few lines, which i= good. I get to start the whole thing off with a funny skit. It would be g=eat if you could see the play, it has a very important message in it too. = also get to be a 'wise man' who travels to Bethlehem to visit the=baby Jesus.

Wow, it is really cold there! It is a beautiful 18 degrees C here. Plea=e don't get sick, that would be terrible. Take a lot of vitamins and p=enty of water!!

Going to the gym! Sounds good. I need to start doi=g that too. My muscles are not strong like yours, mine are weak and small.=:( I'm sure you could beat me up if you had to. :)

That's amazing that you went to a post-mortem examination. I'll=bet it was a bit strange seeing someone there who was no longer living. l&=39;m sure it does make you think about your life and what it all means. I =hink this is why I believe what I do in Christianity where it isn't ab=ut doing good enough to hope I will make it to heaven, but to accept Chris= in my heart. Because I believe Jesus died for my sins and he has already =aken away any of the guilt or blame in my life when he died on the cross a=d now I can live a life believing that I will go to heaven not because l&#=9;ve been good enough but because I accept and acknowledge Jesus as the on=y one who can save me from the other place I could go. It's a happy thrught to know I am saved from such a place. It's also why I love being = part of much church and the friends that I have there because they aren8d4=93 'trying' to be good, they are just full of love and encouragem=nt because they themselves have been saved. I hope I am making sense. This=is the first time in a long time that I have tried to describe my faith.

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## Hello again! (cont.)

Hi old man!;) how you doing?

I've seen your pictures on facebook fro= your b-day party, you're so funny there, I think you could be not a b=d actor, Jeremy!:) How is your preparing for Christmas performance in your=church, what character are you gonna play there? I adore theatre, it would=very interesting to see your play, even if I'd get only a half of your=words in English I'd like to see it) I'm sorry I'm too far awa=.

It was so unused to hear your voice when I called you, and it was so funny =o hear your confused tone trying to realize who is it:) I just thought you=#39;d guess, that it's me after I sang for you in Russian, but then I =hought, that you probably had not realized it was Russian, yes?:) It's a real winter here in Minsk already, it was snowing for the first =ime yesterday evening, it was very cold and windy, but so beautiful though= But the mainest theme in our country during last weeks is a flare of t=e atipic influenza. People are in panic, they wearing masks everywhere, th=re are huge crowds at the pharmacies and it's really hard to buy any a=tivirus medicine now, couse everything is already bought!:) So, it's n=mber 1 theme here now! I'm ok, congratulate me Jeremy, couse I've finally gone to the gym)=Know it sounds so commonly, but it was so long I couldn't do it and no= it's a real event to me) So, soon I'll be very very very STRONG!:=)

Studies are normally, nothing special, the one thing that really impressed =e was during one of our classes at the criminal medicine chair. We've =een at the post-mortem examination there for the first time. After that, i='s like something changes in your mind, like as if you look at your ow= life from the other side and it seems so tiny! And you think' what a=e you doing? what are you waiting for?' Sometimes I feel like we live =n a cocoon of different stereotypes and prejudices. I even don't know =ow to explain it. Sorry, it probably sounds too gloomily. It's better =o talk about something more optimistic)

How was bowling at your b-day, I hope you've won??:)

2009/10/27 Jeremy Stiffler <

Hi Karina, so I h=d a somewhat good and bad experience today. I was training some teachers i= upper manhattan and when I was leaving I drove right past your street and=your apartment. I slowed down for a second and had some really good memori=s go through my mind. It was good memories for sure!

Please tell you cat Privet from Jeremy and then give her a kiss for me.=:)

That is great that you are practicing your English some m=re. Just don't watch too many American shows, that is not very much li=e America at all. :)

How has your school been going? How are you studies?

2009/10/18

Hi Jeremy! How are you? How was your weekend, did you finally get some r=st?:) Why weekends always pass so quickly...ah, I feel too lazy to wake up=early tomorrow and go for studies...:( My cat is lieing on me right now=and gazeing at the screen, I think may be she wants me to say "hi&quo=; from her) "Yeah, Marcy?" I don't know, she says just "=phrrrrr"...:)

## Hello again! (cont.)

I remembered about your conversation with the russian woman at the elevator= so I've had one in English a few days ago, but it was little bit long=r than yours:) I had to attend one of my studies I've missed during th= 1st week of September, so there were 2 guys there, one from Lebanon and t=e other one from Syria, and they were talking Arabic language all th= time. Then one of them asked me that I must have been tired to listen to =hem, I said that it's ok, then he asked me if I speak English. They sp=ak Russian good enough, but English was easier for e-mails them, for so we you) began to ta=k) it was a very nice conversation, it was so long I talked to someone in =nglish...now only

Of caurse, I'll have to find a job, if I come to the US. It's not a= easy decision, cause there is nothing I have there now, but the economic =nd political situation in our country is not very good, to be honest...it&=39;s hard to explain, but here life is completely different. So, if I come= it would be this summer I think, because after my graduation it'd be =uch harder to do it.

Oh, it's 3 am already! I have to go sleeping. Good night Jeremy! Bye=..

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2009/10/16 Jeremy Stiffler <

Yes, the woman wa= very surprised and looked a little bit embarrassed...probably because of =y terrible accent!!

Wow, that's cold over there. It is getting much cooler here but not=nearly that

cold!

Yeah, I figured most of the churches out there we=e similar to my parents. It is a very traditional church. No, I don't =hink it is wrong at all to go to a catholic church instead of an orthodox =hurch. Is God in one more than the other? I don't think so.

I'm sure you know that I'm very active in my church. I'm us=ally there twice a week either singing or going to a church service. We hare some dance groups here too with ballet and a few choreographed dances. 1= is a lot of fun. I hope you get a chance to come some day, the people are=always very nice.

I'm so sorry to hear about the dental assistant job. School can be =ough and take up a lot of time. I know how that is, I just don't let i= take up any of my time, which is why I'm not getting my work done!! :=

graduate?

So you are coming to the US to find a job then? Is this next year or on=e you

My friends birthday party was great. He was very h=ppy and surprised by it all. I really don't think it is a good thing t=at I am so tired from all of this going out and spending time (and money) =ith my friends. I'm so tired and have no more money!! :-/

I need some rest and calmness...very, very badly.

Ahh, Karina. l=hope you know that I really enjoy writing to you and I really enjoy readin= your messages. I miss spending time with you too!

## Jeremy

## Jeremy (cont.)

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Privet!) Hahah...it was very cute about your 'Well, Privet then'!:=)lol. I can imagine the woman's expression at that moment!)) You see, =ometimes it's very useful to know Russian:) If you ever see her again =ay 'kak pozhivaete?' ( it's like 'how are you?'), I gu=ss she would be shocked:)
Oh, 17 or 18 degrees Celsius...we can only dream about such a temperature n=w, it's +6-+8 here during last days! so cold...(

Oh, 17 or 18 degrees Celsius...we can only dream about such a temperature n=w, it's +6-+8 here during last days! so cold...( 
Yes, most of our c=urches are similar to you parent's church, there are

Yes, most of our c=urches are similar to you parent's church, there are Protestant cathed=als here as well, but not so many. Your choir and your church, is it the s=me place, or your choir belongs to another church? Six grammy awards! Soun=s really imposing! yeah, that's great you sing there! Concerning=me, singing in my church choir...wow! hahaha...you kidding! No, if only da=cing!:))

To be honest, I attend a church not very often, sometimes I just feel that = need it and then I go. But in spite of I'm an Orthodox, last time I p=efer to attend Catholic church, I just feel more comfortable there, I don&=39;t know why, may be it's wrong, but I think it doesn't matter. Since I've been back I was going to continue working as a dental assist=nt at one dental center here, I've been working there before summer fo= part-time, but my schedule is different now, so I've no time to combi=e it with my studies. I relly have to learn more English, cause if I=wanna come to US and to find a job I must speak much better.

How was your friend's birthday party? come on, that's great you'=ve got no rest because of the parties!:) but...yes, there are times when w= are full of everything and just need some rest and calmness...

Sorryl=remy, I must not write it, but...I miss you.

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2009/10/11 Jeremy Stiffler <

Hi Karina, good to hear from you. It was kind of funny, that other day I wa= riding up to my apartment in the elevator and a woman was coming back fro= a job. I said 'hello' to her and she looked at me with a funny fa=e. Then she said,' I, Russian', 'Don't speak English'=..so I smiled and said, 'Well, Privet then'. She looked surprised =nd said it back to me. I felt like I was in Russia at that very moment! :►=C2QI thought you would appreciate that story.

It is getting colder here too, it is probably about 17 or 18 degrees Ce=sius. Hot tea and a good book sounds good right about now too. Unfortunate=y, I have to go to a friends birthday party...no rest for someone who need= it!!

That's very cool that you are doing some real hands-on work cleanin= teeth.

I do sing in my church choir...(http://brooklyntabernade.org/choi=/ chttp://brooklyn=abernacle.org/choir/> ) They have one six grammy awards for their music. I'm very=happy to be in this choir. Unfortunately, I will have to leave the choir s=on because I have to focus on finishing my studies. But I'm very activ= in other things at my church too such as the young adult group and the ch=ldren's group. I'm sure your choir is much more strict. You should=sing in your church choir too! :) Here is my family's church bac= home in Wichita, Ks. (http://www.stgeorgecathedral.net/) Is it similar to yours?=br>

## Jeremy (cont.)

I'm also getting ready to do some acting at my church for Christmas= I'm supposed to play a funny character... I ALWAYS have to look foolis= in front of the whole church...it is very embarrassing.

So what el=e is going on with you? How are your friends? What have you been

doing sin=e you've been back?

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2009/10/10 ████████████ <kari.shu=ia@gmail.com

Hi Jeremy! Sorry I didn't write you all this time, this week was just b=sy enough.
In fact, I began to write you yesterday evening, but only I wro=e 'Hi Jeremy' I fall asleep right away))
It became pretty cold =nd rainy here, so I even have no any desire to go out, just
wanna loll abo=t in a warm place with a cup of tea and a good book or movie this weekend.=br> About English books,
my English classes were over more than a year ago, so = read it just for myself, but I still do it very-very slowly!
Concernin= my school, it's little bit better now, I've done some extractions=
some cleanings and fillings during last 2 weeks, but it's still too l=ttle of practise though.
How are you? What's new? How is your choir? Our choirs are very differe=t I
think, its much more official and strict here, and that's great yo= have fun there, as I understood while looking your
pictures, you also mak= some performances with your choir, don't you?

2009/10/3 Jeremy Stiffler <jerem=stiffler@gmail.com

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Privet Karina! I'm good. I haven't had the chance to play soccer in=about two weeks now so my muscles are now no longer like Schwarzeneggerl-=;s.. :/ Oh well, maybe this week.

I think your English is gr=at. It is very difficult to get the structure of the sentences correct, I =truggle with it sometimes too. But remember, you DO NOT want me to try to =peak Russian..it would be terrible!

If you are reading a book in Enlish you will learn the words very quick=y. Are you learning it because it is for a class or just to know how to re=d and speak it better? Oh, and I would never think you are writing a=bunch of nonsense...in fact, I like the way you write!

My favorite book...well, it's a very big book but it is called Les =iserables. I also like mystery novels too.

The weather here is pret=y rainy. It is supposed to thunderstorm tonight so that will be nice to go=to sleep to. I'll be singing all day tomorrow in my church choir, I re=lly wish I could sleep in. It's been a long week.

Central Park in Autumn is beautiful. If you go for a drive in the hills=outside of New York when the leaves are changing colors it is very colorfu= and just amazing to look at.

school?

What is the weather like for you? Al=o, do you do anything for fun at our

## Jeremy (cont.)

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2009/9/28

Привет, Jeremy!

Yes, my weekend was reall= great, I've been at my friend's wedding, it was a lot of fun!)) H=w was yours, sleeping and soccer?) You play soccer so often, I'm afrai= your muscules would be as Schwarzenegger's soon!:) or you think it 1=;s too sore still?)

I don't know what to do with my English, last week I began to read one =ook in English - it's so complicated, there are so many unknown words =o me, but what is more difficult that sometimes I know the meaning of each=word, but can't translate the whole sentence, cause I don't dig it= structure. Gosh, it's so hard! Sometimes when I write you I imagine y=ur reaction like "what's that! what a bull she's writing!&quo=; or something like that:) I'm sorry, but I hope it would be better in=time. Could you remind me the name of the book you told was your favourite= do you remember? I'd like to read it.

Today I found out my cousin from NY is coming to us, tomorrow he'll be =ere! He told us he was going to come soon, but didn't know for sure wh=n, so it was such a surprise! How is the weather now in NY? I'd lik= to see Central Park in autumn, it must be

so beautiful there now...

2009/9/26 Jeremy Stiffler <

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Hi Karina, ok, no more airkisses...REAL ones!!! :) I hope you had a good we=k, mine was great. I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow and pla=ing soccer tomorrow afternoon. Have a great weekend!

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 6:44 PM,  <  =/a>>

wrote:

Ok Jeremy. No more airkisses in my emails, only real kisses in real life!:) =i'm
kidding, ok - now just friends.
I have to go sleeping already, =ave a good evening and a good day tomorrow!
so......... bye!:)

2009/9/24 Jeremy Stiffler <
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I think it is important more for myself. So that I have some closure. We be=ame very close very quickly and saying that helps me to separate myself a =it. It is difficult being far away but I do know that we would still be sp=nding time together if you were here.

## Jeremy (cont.)

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Why is it so important, Jeremy? I know that we are so far apart now and we =oth have our own lifes, and nobody knows what will be with us in a year, b=t do you wanna say, that if you meet me right now, I'll be just a frie=d for you and not more?!

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20O9/9/23 Jeremy Stiffler =lt

Karina,

I'm not going to forget about anything either. I had a w=nderful time with you and I'm glad that you are my friend. You are a v=ry special girl and I hope you have the chance to come back next Summer. l=don't ever want you to think that spending time with you meant nothing=to me. I think so much of you and how sweet, kind and special you are. It =as not easy for me to write what I did but I knew it was necessary. I miss=you too and what is so funny is that we didn't really know each other =hat long or that well. It was a special time and I look forward to the tho=ght that we might be able to meet again next Summer. Until then, I look fo=ward to more emails and maybe even a Skype. But it is important to say tha= we have to be just friends, okay.

Talk to you soon,
Jeremy

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Hi Jeremy!

I k=ow our situation now probably seems ridiculous, but you are so wrong if yo= think I'll forget about everything. Yes, we know each other for a sho=t time, but you will always be a man to me, not just a friend, and I know =hatever happens I will keep those time in my memory, cause I feel like it =as something very special to me. You may say I'm a child still, but I =now what I say. Of caurse, I will have fun being here as well as you will =njoy your time, won't you? And it's ok. I'm gonna come to NY i= Jul or Aug and to stay, it probably would be the last chance to do it, ca=se if I graduate my university I'd hardly be able to come to US, that&=39;s why I wanna try it this summer. I don't gonna ask you to wait for=me, but Jeremy, I just wanna know, if all this means nothing to you - plea=e, tell me.

I miss you, Jeremy
P.S. a prayer for me...it's so pathetically!)
=br>
20O9/9/22 Jeremy Stiffler =It

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Hi Karina,

## Jeremy (cont.)

Also, I want to write to you about you and me and where I'd like fo= our friendship to go. When we met it was great and I have had such a wond=rful time getting to know you. But being that we are so far apart and have=such a difference in age I know that things will eventually change. You st=lI have a lot of experience to go through and I want to encourage you to g= out and have a lot of fun. We will always be friends and I hope we can co=tinue talking but I want you to enjoy University life and all (not that yo= aren't already!) :) I look forward to hearing from you ag=in and, again, I'm so glad we met and I'm really glad you are my f=iend.

Talk to you soon,
Jeremy

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## Priveeet!

=o Jeremy, those burrito was not just not so good, it was really awful I sh=uld say!:) How is your family, what town you've been to?

My school is ok, I=can't say I'm enjoying my classes so much, cause it's too long=and a big part of time going for nothing, but it's only the beginning =f the year still, so I hope it would be better soon. But it's supposed=to be a lot of holidays this month, soon is one of my friend's wedding= next week we'll make a hen-night for her, and little bit later is my =ousin's wedding... And yesterday we celebrated the beginning of the ne= academic year with my university friends, it was SO funny, I had forgotte= already what is our crazy russian dancing!:) It was really funny excludin= today's morning lecture;)

How is your research work, how long you need to complete it?
Tell me=when you'd be able to skype, ok?
Send your my airkisses…………=.. ************

2009/9/13 Jere=y Stiffler <████████████████████████████

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Hi Karina,

## Priveeet! (cont.)

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Ka=ina Shuliak <

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Hey Jeremy!!! I didn't hear from you all these days...how are you??<=r>

2009/9/9 Jeremy Stiffler On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 6:35 PM,

<kari.shulia@gmail.co=> wrote:

## Privet Jeremy!)

I usually go to sleep late, still can't adapt to my =ew scedule, so we may skype

after your work some day.

I saw your pictur=s on facebook, some of its are really funny, especially your

fancy-dresses= very funny, I like it:))

My favourite home food..hmm...l like soups my mum makes, I like steiks...th=re are so many things I like, come to me and you'll try it!;) How was =our Indian food?)

2009/9=8 Jeremy Stiffler <

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Hello lovely Kari=a,

Yes, I had a good time. I ate some food at a friends house and t=en went to the park and played soccer with a group of guys for a couple of=hours.

What do you eat when you go home? What's your favorite 'home fo=d'?

Hahaha. I don't clean my apartment enough which is why it has taken=me so long. :) I started to clean it before, when we were talking, b=t I didn't get it all done. Now I'm finished, THANK YOU GOD!! :D

7 hours later than NY, okay, so maybe some morning when you are free an= I can stay up late and we can talk on Skype. I usually get home around 5p=, which I think is 12am for you (0:00).

Have fun in your classes! S=udy hard. I miss you too...hope to skype with you

soon!

(nice kisses!!)

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## Hi Jeremy!)

I've forgotten - it's The Labor Day in US tomorrow, =ish you to have a fun time!

## Hi Jeremy!) (cont.)

My family is good, thank you. I'm happy=to see my parents, to talk to them after a long time... and home food - oh=my God, it's so tasty!!!))...except one thing - I'm eating chocola=e ice cream now and it's much worse than... you know what)

It's good at home, but anyway I want back to NY so much!!! You can a=so join <www.vkon=akte.ru <http://www.vkontakte.ru> if you want, it's similar to facebook, there some phot=s of me too. How often do u clean your appartment?) it's not the first time u write =e about

it, you must be very neat I guess:))

We can talk by skype any e=ening, what time do you usually come back home? It's 1.10 am in Minsk =ow, 7 hours later than in NY. I'l go to bed soon, tomorrow I should go=for my classes. Have a good time tomorrow! Kiss you...muah muah mmmuaaah! bye...

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2009/9/6 Jeremy Stiffler <

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Hello Karina!!! := I'm glad to hear from you too and I'm glad that your flight we=t well.

I slept in late today too, it was nice to get some rest. How is your fa=ily? Tell your cat that I say 'hello' back. It really is sad that =e didn't get any photographs together. I do have a lot of pictures on =ace book. If you do a search for me under the name Jeremy Stiffler, you wi=I see a picture of me on my parents boat looking at the sunset while I'=m lying down.

It has been nice today but it started raining a little bit in the eveni=g. I will be singing in my church choir tomorrow and then will come home a=d try to get my apartment cleaned. It is such a mess. I need a maid!! :)

On Monday we have a National holiday so I don't have to go to work.=I'll be playing some soccer with some friends and maybe go to a cancer.. The most important thing is that I get some of my school work done. I I-=;ve waited too long to get the work done and now I think it is time to get=is done.

Can you also send me some pictures? We should also Skype some time. Let=me know when you can. By the way, what is the time difference from New Yor= and where you live?

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On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 5:17 PM, <=a»

Hi Jeremy!!!
I=#39;m so glad to hear from you!

My flight was perfectly good, but = was so tired when I came home and was slleepig all the day) Everything is=so different here, I'm dreaming about next summer already... I'm waiting for your pictures! It's a pity we have no any photoes t=gether. Do

you have a lot of pictures on facebook?

My cat is lying near=me and says Hello to you!)

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