I had no idea what to do for my site visit. A Russian embassy? No, they would never let me in. A Soviet museum? Does that even exist?  I was stuck. Unfortunately, I was stuck. When it’s the middle of May, and your site visit is due in what seems like forever, you put it off. And that’s exactly what I did. 5/31 (when our blogs post was due) was creeping closer and closer. If I didn’t come up with and go on a site visit soon, I would be in big trouble. So, I went home to consult my mom. She thought for a little bit, and suggested Brighton Beach. Having never been to Brighton Beach, I asked why I was going to a beach for the Soviet Union. For all of those out there who were like me, and don’t know what Brighton Beach is, it’s an area (that happens to have a beach called Brighton Beach) where Soviet citizens went after they immigrated. Great, now you know. Let’s move on. I have something to tell you, reader, that I didn’t know at that time. 5/31 was closer than I thought. The one time I wanted time to slow down,  and it sped up. Ideally, I would have gone that weekend, but we were going to Mattituck to spend time with family friends. We decided to go on Monday, the day before the due date. It was Memorial Day weekend, so we had it off. That day, I ran head-first into a different problem. All the shops that were were going to tour were closed! Luckily, we had a backup. An area in Queens were Soviet also immigrated to. When I got there, my mom took me to a Russian grocery store. It was interesting to see the different varieties of Russian foods and Russian candy. My mother bought some Russian candy for the class (nut free, of course). Then we went to another Russian store on the block. It was actually right next door. I now have a couple of souvenirs to put on my capstone table, like a Russian nursery rhyme book, and a Soviet hat to wear during my TED talk. I think my site visit was very successful, and I got to learn how Soviet Immigrants went from not even owning their own houses, to owning their own businesses.