Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana
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Desperate to escape South Texas, Stephanie Elizondo Griest dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent. So she headed to Russia looking for some excitementâ€”commencing what would become a four-year, twelve-nation Communist bloc tour that shattered her preconceived notions of the â€œEvil Empire.â€

In Around the Bloc, Griest relates her experiences as a volunteer at a childrenâ€™s shelter in Moscow, a propaganda polisher at the office of the Chinese Communist Partyâ€™s English-language mouthpiece in Beijing, and a belly dancer among the rumba queens of Havana. She falls in love with an ex-soldier who narrowly avoided radiation cleanup duties at Chernobyl, hangs out with Cuban hip-hop artists, and comes to difficult realizations about the meaning of democracy.

is the absorbing story of a young journalist driven by a desire to witness the effects of Communism. Along the way, she learns the Russian mathematical equation for buying dinner-party vodka (one bottle per guest, plus an extra), stumbles upon Beijingâ€™s underground gay scene, marches with 100,000 mothers demanding EliÃ¡n GonzÃ¡lezâ€™s return to Cuba, and gains a new appreciation for the Mexican culture she left behind.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2004-03-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812967609

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2004-03-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812967609

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana

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