Who is Val, really? Ever since we met in person I have wondered In my previous articles in this series, I told you about my friend, Val. Val was a citizen of the Soviet Union, and after the USSR dissolved, he was a citizen of Russia. I first Met Val through Ham Radio, we contacted […]
Val: The Meeting
My friendship with Val was about to peak We would meet in person after all! So, when I left off with the previous installment in the story, I had decided to cancel my trip to the USSR because I met Feyma. I would travel to the Philippines instead, meet Feyma and possibly marry her. I […]
My Comrade, Val
During the Cold War, I had a good friend in the USSR It was kind of like a “one-person to another” diplomacy In the late 70s until around 2000, I was a ham radio operator. I would talk to people all over the world, and I really enjoyed that. At the time I didn’t speak […]