Remembering Samantha Smith - Journey to Maine

[peacetraveler22]

Hello dear readers! I know many of you voted for me to travel to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, but unfortunately finances are tight and airfare there too expensive. So, in a week, I'll return to my beloved Maine and go on another road journey to New England. During the trip, I plan on meeting with Samantha Smith's mother in Boothbay Harbor. What questions do you want me to ask her?

I've had no time for the blog recently due to a hectic work and life schedule. :(  However, next week I'll show you "good Russia," with stories about Kazan and Ples from the winter journey. In the meantime, please let me know what questions you have for Samantha's mom. I'm happy I can finally leave the office for a week, meet with her, and relax in the beautiful surroundings of cozy New England. Does the younger generation in Russia know about Samantha's legacy? How do they learn about her? Or, is she mostly known to those who grew up during the Soviet period? I think her mother will be interested in knowing these facts. :) Have a nice weekend!

Comments

[a-nimaida.livejournal.com]

Hello Shannon!
who is this girl?

[naysayer15.livejournal.com]

I have no idea who this girl was and what she is known for.

PS

BTW, If I am not mistaken, I remember that you are lawer and you are making around 10K per month or so according to your own words - and it doesn`t fit well with your phrase "finances are tight and airfare there too expensive" - with such an influx of money you can fly to Europe every weekend.

[whenawake.livejournal.com]

For statistics: I've heard about her first time now

[onkel-hans.livejournal.com]

Go ask the mother if they really have collected any tetradrachms from the Kremlin Empire.

BTW, what about that girl herself? Is she alive or moved to the land of her adorators?

[onkel-hans.livejournal.com]

120K makes a very poor lawyer.

[naysayer15.livejournal.com]

no! you, moron...very poor lawyer makes 1000000000000 per second...!

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

She was an American schoolgirl, who was a peace activist during the Cold War. She wrote letters to Soviet officials, and was invited to visit the USSR to meet with school kids her own age. Google or Wiki her name. It's a very heartwarming story. :) 10k per month?? Ha, I wish! My take home pay each month after taxes is a little over 5k.

[rider3099.livejournal.com]

I remember Samantha. She was so nice girl

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Okay, good to know! I'll tell you about her after my visit to Maine. :)

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Sadly, she died at only 13 in a plane crash. :((

[naysayer15.livejournal.com]

Ok. You should vote for the Republicans then - they will ease this shit with taxes. But your condition of Jewishized Obamavoter will sternly prevent you from doing so :) Are you currently paying any loans? 5000 per month is more than enough.

PS

I don`t believe in such a bullshit that a run of the mill girl from nowhere becomes a peace activist overnight and gets the worldwide coverage in the media. All this shit was staged and controlled from a very first moment I guess and you bought it :)

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I'm curious also to know what she thought about life in the Soviet Union at the time her daughter visited. And how was the visit arranged? What did they promise or assure her about safety, etc. ? These are all questions I'll ask.

[onkel-hans.livejournal.com]

Poor girl! She's been used and (I do not know what to say about her death ...)

Ouch, I somehow confused her with another bogeyboo of the time, Angela Davis. What happened to that girl?

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Good medical professionals are a huge benefit to every society! Very important work you do. :) It's a pity you're not well compensated for it.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Hi! How are you? :) She was a schoolgirl and peace activist during Cold War times. You can reab about her here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Smith.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I agree, higher education isn't always a wise decision or good financial investment. I've read that coding is the most high demand profession now, and salaries are high. But my mind doesn't really function in a mathematical or formulaic way, so I doubt I'd be good at it, or even trainable.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I think it's the same in most countries. I'm sure rent in Moscow is much more expensive than moving further out for more space. The downside is you're further from work if you have a job in the city. You almost always pay for the luxury of convenience. :)

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I only learned about her from Alexander, when we traveled to Maine together a few years ago. It's great that her legacy remains alive in small town Maine, with museums and statues in her honor.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Angela Davis, I don't know her?

[onkel-hans.livejournal.com]

She was a Black Panther. A terrorist much glorified in the Evil Empire.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm paying almost $900 per month for student loans, plus many other bills. So, you can see there's not much money left at the end of the month when you're single, living off one income, even with a large salary. Ordinary people do remarkable things all the time, including this young girl Samantha Smith. Don't be such a pessimist. :) There are many amazing, selfless and kind humans in the world!

[aavenger.livejournal.com]

It's nice to know people remember Samantha. For me she and President Reagan's initiative exhibition "IT in the USA" became first impressions about American people - just people and not enemies :)

[creaze.livejournal.com]

> Does the younger generation in Russia know about Samantha's legacy?

Me, i practically learned that name out of this blog.

[a-nimaida.livejournal.com]

what a pity ...
She died at a young age (((

[iamschik.livejournal.com]

I was living in Moscow in those years but Samntha's story passed by me. I was so digusted with politics back then that I tried to type SAMIZDAT books, instead on listening to news.
So, I just read about Samantha in wiki. I am struck by the contrast bewtweeb the beauty o0f her soul, and her tragic and untimely death. I would give my condolences to her mom, on her losing her beautiful child and her husband,- of course, if you find it appropriate.