hey hey hey hey heyyyyy

hey everyone

yesterday i just walked around the city and then we went over the professors for our pot luck which was DELICIOUS! we had a really good time!

today im going to walk around the city and take some pictures and tonight we're going to a russian rest. maybe ill try borsht .. dont know yet though haha

its been a beautiful weekend here!

soooooobataaa

i dont feel like writing today

all is well

love yas

h0o0o h0o0o0 h0o0o

hey everyone!

i dont have much more time in the internet cafe so this will have to be a quick post!!

hahah arianna thats what i think of too and i think of jess too cause we laugh at that guy all the time... IM TRYING TO DOWNLOAD THE WUT WUT

turning into an insomniac here.. stupid bed and mosquitos keeping me awake haha.. thinkin about taking nyquil or a sleeping pill tonight .. we'll see how i feel

mom you we're the only reason i made it through jillian today. thanks for the support


G AND G POP goin on a cruise yeeee hawwWWw!!! you guys will enjoy that! when are you going?

met a poet today.. aleksander kushner.. really nice man we had a nice meal at a cafe .. SO DELICIOUS the most amazing beef stroganoff EVER im determined to learn how to make it like that

tomorrow im going to see harry potter with everyone IN RUSSIAN should be pretty sweet

gonna get kicked off


talk to you friday

gRRRRRRrrr

theres always something that will ruin a good day!

oh well its a hairflip- i dont even wanna talk about it

so i went to the ballet on ice with kiwi on saturday and it was so nice! they had ice on the stage it didnt look big but it had alot of room.. very nice im glad i went.

sunday i woke up, forced myself to do jillian because of the crap i've been eating.. then i did an hour and 10 mins worth of laundry.. cant wait for a washer and dryer! i can totally understand the person who invented those things! then i met up with alex we went to lenta and got stuff to make smores cause he's never tried them.. so we went back to his apartment and made them and watched eurotrip it was pretty funny. i think his roommate really enjoyed the smores too..after that i went to the internet cafe to do my homework and then took a trip to nevsky prospect and walked around for a little while..

now monday is almost over .. recap of my day : well i had class til 3, came home, ran for 45 mins (such a great run today), made dinner (chicken with hummus on top, broccoli, and carrots) and now im here writing some emails and this thing

overall it was a fine day. tomorrow should be pretty busy so i probably wont post..

peace out.

choot - choot kanyeshnah (a little bit, of course)

we played a game in class on thursday and this crazy finnsih guy in our class picked choot choot kanyeshnah as the team name haha which it doesnt even really make sense

well this is my first post since wednesday so lets see..

thursday i had school until 3 and then i rushed home, did jillian, got a shower, and went to the opera.. the opera was pretty cool i guess.. it was a little long- we were there from 7-10:30 which i dont know what an opera in the US is like so i dont really have anything to compare it too.. I'd like to see what one is like i know that Tomasello's has them but actually i liked the ballets alot better than the opera.. i just didnt feel as connected with the opera but the language barrier and not knowing the story may have had something to do with it..

friday me and maria went to a cafe to get apricot pirogy (pie) but they didnt have any sweet ones sadly :( so i got a meat one with a cappachino yummm! then i went to this market behind a church on nevsky prospect and worked my bargaining skills.. cant let these vendors take advantage of little miss america :)

then friday night we went to a georgian rest. and it was delicious! we had something called hotchaporie (totally spelled wrong, even google couldnt find it)but it was almost like a quesadilla - bread with cheese inside.. and drumbroll- i TRIED LAMB! aren't you so proud of me for trying it? lol it was very good though...

after that we wanted ice cream but it was after 11 so alot of places were closed so we went to mcdonalds to get mcflurries and they have diff. flavors here.. i got chocolate and strawberry w. vanilla ice cream it was soo good! jess you prob. would love their flavors!

we got back on the metro and got off a stop early so we could walk (half way across the island) but we were bored and didnt feel like going back yet and i love walking so i dont care.. then i went home and went to sleep!

i got up this morning and i did jillian and got a shower. emily and i went to this place called cafe zoom for lunch and i got a chef's salad and the dressing was like a creamy french garlicy flavor it was so good.. and i got a non-alcoholic mohito and pina collata they were both so good!! and the prices there were pretty reasonable too

now im just killing some time before i leave for the ballet on ice.. so glad i have something to do tonight - i hate weekends here they drag! too much free time is dangerous

anyway its a beautiful day here i might just sit outside and tan in the meantime

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARIANNA LOVE YOUUUU <3333


cya
-M.

i hear its 91 degrees there!

hey everyone

sorry no post the past few days- i've been having a hell of a time..

i dont know why i just get random depressed moments here but they pass i guess.

sunday i worked out and then just decided to ride the metro until i found something to do.. i went to cennaya ploshat they have like a mall there and then i just decided ill buy a ticket to see ice age 3 (in russian) i was by myself- you should have seen me trying to buy my ticket haha i think its strange here that they give you assigned seats and you pay according to where you sit.. just an interesting fact..

monday i just had classes worked out came to the internet cafe and didnt do anything special..

today was crazy tuesday.. we have 3 hard classes with Anna 3 (our hard teacher) and then our lit. class oy! then rachel and i did JILLIAN!! thats a tough one it makes me sweat puddles!!

now im just waiting to make dinner we only have 1 pot to cook with now :(
oh well we'll deal with it lol

anyways ill talk to yall later

love & miss.
-M.

cold again

hey everyone

hope you all had a nice holiday! today is sunday and im just catching up on homework and i dont plan on doing anything special today..

i uploaded pics to facebook here is a link you should be able to see the album:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026330&id=1332720054&l=00889310a2

ill either post something tomorrow or tuesday it depends on what im doing after class and how busy ill be..

talk to you all soon!
hugs & kisses
-M.

so full

happy 4th of july!

sadly it doesnt feel like the 4th to me but i hope everyone has a great time!

friday night all of us went out to a bar called Liverpool- it was a place dedicated all to the beatles - JESS you would have loved it wish you were there. they had live music and the band did alot of beatles cover songs and they also did other rock n roll songs that made me feel right at home.. the place was awesome we had a great time - only thing was it was a little pricy but i think it was well worth it.. i got chicken cordon blue (yumm) and a white russian (way to strong yuck) i tried another drink called dream of love and it was a blue fruity drink and it was delicious!

this morning we got up early to go to Gatchina- its about 2 hours away from where we live.. we toured yet another palace and park (last one!!!) it was nice but i still think nothing compares to Petergof.. One thing i found really interesting and powerful was that during WWII this palace was practically destroyed and they left a wing of the palace in the condition it was after the war with no restorations and to be there and to see the damage and alot of the original palace walls- the feeling was just incredible..

after we toured the palace we were invited over to Professor Svettie's mothers house for a Russian meal.... OH MY GOODNESS. i am speechless about this meal. her mom grows everything fresh in her garden so all of the fruits and veggies were fresh and so delicious.. there was cucumber and tomato salad, carrots that were in something i dont even know but they were good, these things called garlic tops? apparently its the top of the garlic plant and they were also in some kind of seasoning or something but they might have been my favorite thing there, bread & cheese, blini, the main course was chicken soup with potatoes and carrots (so good!) - then of course there were cookies cakes and chocolates for dessert with some tea... ugh i wish you guys could have experienced it i dont think ill ever have such a great meal..

after we ate we got a tour of her garden which is huge! and im so amazed that this old woman (probably in her 80s) can manage this whole garden by herself- i mean not only does she grow herbs, veggies, fruits, but also a large selection of flowers! i was just taken away by this place.. and i was pretty close to a cow today haha

that has been my weekend so far.. ill might post something tomorrow but i have tons of homework to do and things to get ready for the week so we'll see


EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY
YOUR ALL IN MY THOUGHTS

love you
-M.

нажраться ---hangover

превет всё!!

(hi all!!)

i was so thankful to be able to talk to some family on the phone! thanks guys <3 i need that everyonce in a while here

classes were pretty tough today.. we learned how to say like he will and he went ..hard to explain really but we also learned another grammar case and we combined the two so it got a little overwhelming but its all good i just need to practice

after class i went to the post office and did some business there and then i went for my run (was really hot today) and then rachel and i went to lenta to get some f0o0o0od. i spent 29$ on grocerys :( oy! thanks for remembering to feed me barb!! :)

OMG ive been meaning to get everyones opinion-- MICHAEL JACKSON DIED! whatttttt!!! what do you think?? i think its crazy.

when i was leaving lenta i saw an orange kitten .. im assuming it was homeless cause it looked scruffy but it was so cute - ma, you would have loved it

HAHAHAHAHH there is a girl i see around school WHO HAS AN INTENSE MULLET- jess ive been trying to subtly take a pic of her i really really think you'd pee your pants if you saw this.. it even has some dread locks in it LOL

we got some more students in our class.. one more Finn and a Spanish girl.. its getting pretty crowded in there now!

they speak english but in Finland they speak Finnish- which since i took Finnair as my airline i heard it and it just sounds like chopped up words its so funny but its interesting - we were talking to them today about their language and they have 16 CASES! thats so much but they explained to us that its like that because they dont have prepositions..-- oy.

ok gotta run
пока!
x0o0o
-M.

velcome to zee russia

hello all

hows it going over there?

let me see did anything interesting happen yesterday?

well lets see i went to classes and then rachel, mila, and i went out to dinner -- i got cutleta pa kievskee a.k.a chicken kiev and a side of mashed potatoes.. its one of the frist meals i got here and i LOVE IT. i probably wont go back to that place again before i leave so i just had to get it one last time.. the only bad thing is that its really really not great for you so ya know. after that we went across the street and got dessert .. this place had a great selection.. i got some kind of nut pie it was really delicious..

today we had class until 12:50 - we got a few new students in our class.. 1 italian guy and 2 finnish guys.. the one finnish guy is HILAROUS without even trying - just the way he reads russian out of the book it must be his tone thats funny i dont know but we all laugh.. his name is Timo.. yesterday was his first day and we were learning how to ask what you did on this day etc.. the teacher asks him what he did on sunday morning (in russian of course) and he was like uhhh... well ... uhhhh UMMMMMM uhhh hangover? how do you say hangover? hahahah everyone started cracking up! but i dont think the teacher appreciated his comment.. yesterday in class we learned a new word it was "tvorog" and she told us that it was curded cheese and we were all like whats that?! so she told us she would bring some in.. this morning she kept her word and brought some in. it was REALLY GOOD!!! there were pieces of chocolate in it and she said that you can get it with apples, chocolate, etc.. i really enjoyed it and i'd like to buy some.. i like our teacher cause she knows how to end the day on a good note ! today we played charades..who knew i'd ever be able to play charades with russian words lol! it was fun

after class me, rachel, and kiwi ran across the street and sat in our spot.. right next to the rive.. it was sunny and hot and there was no wind today so we ate lunch and laid out until 1:20 when we had to leave :(

we took a bus somewhere and had an excursion at Puskin's house.. it was nothing spectacular.. i think the story of how he died was more interesting than the museum itself..

ah well i still need to do some homework and go running and make myself a salad.. so i better be going soon.. im not sure when ill write next- if not tomorrow than friday

p.s. i have way more pics of Petergof but im having a hard time uploading them.. when i come home im going to get them all printed so ill be able to share them with you :)

talk to you soon :)
hugs & kisses
-M.