Dorigiye Druzya, Moyi

The 2008 Moscow Marathon passing in front of St. Basils and the Kremlin, not far from this morning's attacks 

You have to take the Metro to get to any of Moscow's great runs, but runners make up a minority of the underground trains' passengers. This is particularly true of chast' pik, the rush hour, when the 20+ million inhabitants of this megalopolis embark on their several-hour commute to get from their apartments ringing the edge of town to their workplaces, often on an opposite side of the city. And chances are, these people will have to pass through Lubyanka or Park Kulturi metro stops, two of the busiest in the center of the city.

For that reason, this post is dedicated this morning to our friends on the other side of the Atlantic whose world was rocked by two suicide attacks this morning. Our thoughts, our energy, and our best wishes are with you, and I hope beyond all hope that my teachers, students, and friends are alive and well.

Люблю вас всех - напишите, пожалуйста, чтобы я знала все хорошо!!