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.