I have three words for you... Snow. Snow. and Snow.
As we flew into Moscow and we descended below the clouds, all we could see was white. It's pretty darn cold here. Our cold gear works well though. I like to wear leggings under my pants for extra warmth. Turns out everything we are wearing is basically what most Russians wear... boots, hats, scarves, etc. So, it's nice that we don't stand out among the Russians, unless we start speaking English... we're working on that one.
Most of the time, it's snowing... in this picture, it's not. So, don't be deceived.
We live in an apartment with a new friend who is also from the U.S. She's a teacher at an english school. We have some other friends too who we've been able to have dinner with and play games with. It's been a fun weekend with them.
So far, jet lag has been the worst part. It's 9:30pm here while it's afternoon in the U.S. Other than that, Russia is awesome! I'm slowly, but surely getting used to things. Things like:
- You ALWAYS take your shoes off when you enter a house...
- You don't need to throw away your trash at a food court. They have people who do that for you.
- Using the trams/buses, there's a good chance you'll be standing out in the cold to wait for one.
- Tea is awesome! (but I already knew that)
There's other things, but I'm too tired to think of them right now. I'll have some good stories by next Sunday.
до свидания!
(pronouce: "dasvedAnya")
