Just a quick note to say the English tour was wonderful; I loved the Watermill, a crisp clear day where we saw swans and other waterbirds.  The venue itself was beautiful.  Everywhere I went I found an interesting place and people, but I'll write more when I'm back in Chicago.  Right now I'm in Crimea, with my cousin who's a Peace Corps volunteer.  We spent the day hiking in an old cave city that dates back 1400 years, used successively by Mongol invaders, Jews, and Crimean Tatars.  I'll...