Студвесна

i have made my peace with russia. i am happy and i'm seriously starting to think about moving here "at some point". Ура for socialising and violins and the history department ! i don't care if people are incapable of organising anything or keep changing their plans - in the end все будет хорошо :)

progress check

I had the pleasure to be acquainted with a certain gentleman in St.Petersburg. He found my accent incredibly funny and kept making fun of my pronunciation and repeating everything I said with a "Finnish" accent for two days straight. When I was leaving the city, he pondered: "In fact, your vocabulary in Russian isn't that good. Maybe you can study a bit more so when we meet again you'll understand everything I say."

nasmork

Nyt se on vihdoin viimein tapahtunut: olen vilustunut.
Edes Baikalin yrttitee ei auta.

survived Siberia

Dear friends. It is my pleasure to declare yet another new beginning to life in Russia! As much as I was frightened by the one-way flight to Irkutsk with Utair Airlines I ended up having amazing 10 days in Siberia. Not as bad as they say, first of all. The nature around lake Baikal is more or less similar to Central Finalnd. Nothing to be afraid of. It didn't even get colder than -20.

Overwhelming Russian hospitality in Irkutsk, people smiling and being content about their lives (?!), amazing 2,5 days on a train through Siberia, meeting interesting people. A Женя even inspired me to write my essay. I like hanging out with construction workers. They seem so ... unspoilt my the Western influences unlike the educated masses of Moscow and St.Petersburg.

Spent a sunny election Sunday in Ekaterinbúrg and a grey Monday on a train. I was overjoyed to be back in Tver though. It's spring, no wonder because the чучила was burnt over a week ago already.

Now I'm dreaming of a journey to Tyumen', Krasnojarsk (the importance of being Evgeny), the Buryat lands ...