Communication, design, and ethics in practice…
As 2025 comes to a close, I’m not looking for dramatic conclusions. What I feel instead is something quieter and rare: completion. This year brought change at work, clarity through writing, closure through honoring my mother’s memory, and a deeper appreciation for family, growth, and humanity. I say goodbye to 2025 with gratitude and welcome 2026 with intention.
Reflection on bilingual experience, noting the challenges of transitioning between Russian and English. They discuss the role of grammatical cases in Russian, which complicates communication for native speakers in English, and emphasize the differences in thought processes between the two languages.
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. His flight on Vostok 1 marked a historic milestone in space exploration. Nearly 40 years later, Gherman Titov, the second man in space, visited Vancouver, Washington, unveiling connections between local history and the broader narrative of human spaceflight.
Mikhail Oparin 