I-Camp, exotic fresh air

Hello, clarifying the previous teaser.
So it was I-Camp, a non-official non-conference about Internet and staff. Supposed to be useful for those who work on the field and need to hear something new now and again.


For me it was more breathing fresh air and having general relax. More than 100 kilometers out of Moscow, towards south-west, Kaluga region. Fields, forests, high skies, and speaking about the actual event – a lot of free time and meals three times a day. As for the fresh air - we almost got an oxygen stroke, as the difference from Moscow air was pretty obvious.

The yurths. The place has a small collection of Kirghiz and Kazakh yurts.


And also wigwams, but they are not for lodging. And yes, they are a bit out of place being American, not Asian.


Working and learning time


Sleeping time. Internet first (there was Wi-Fi).


The doors


The ceiling, covered for night or when raining.



Actually the hole on the ceiling gives quite a lot of light, but doesn`t matter – there was electricity as well, with Wi-Fi, thinking about the topic of the meeting.


Because the yurts were built and used by nomads in steppes – empty windy spaces – and because nomads, as far as I understand, don`t use nails and hammers, or at least consider them to heavy to always carry with them – they use small pieces of rope to hold the construction. That should make the construction firm, but a bit flexible under the wind.


Inhabitants of the place. Constant and temporary.



Cleaning lady

Studying the maps before way home


Because of high grass, which becomes wet at nights with dew, and because it was wisely left to have a more natural view of the place, but because no one wants his feet to be wet – there are wooden paths all over the place, one meter above the ground. It gives a nicely strange feeling almost not to step on real earth for several days.



Honestly, I had more to tell about the place and about what we`ve seen, but I forgot everything already :)


Right now I have couple of hours before jumping to Saint-Petersburg train. One night after I will be in this extremely beautiful city, which is full of contradictories of course, but doesn`t matter - I love St-Pete. Bye now, all the best!