A few new pictures uploaded to facebook today, so friends there can go look and see them. Also, after some experimenting, I have discovered that I am not, in fact, running down a balance for internet. It was just being dumb and unreliable. But what did I expect? I'm in Russia! Lol.
Today was relatively uneventful, as I rather expected. However, I will say that it was amazing being in class this morning. I really was not expecting to enjoy myself, given the fact that our classes this morning were Newspaper reading and Grammar. Not two classes that sound particularly awesome. However, I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed them. In newspaper reading we ended up reading an article about the oil spill, so there was some technical jargon that I didn't know, but even besides that I learned a ton of new words. Or, at least, I wrote down a bunch of new words to learn later. In grammar class, I was truly amazed. I have never felt like I was very strong in grammar, especially in application during actual conversation. Needless to say I was really uncertain about how I would do in this class. However, our teacher is amazing, and actually managed to make this a lot of fun! She also handed out a ton of papers with little tricks and information that I had never gotten before. She is also our instructor for the writing class we are supposed to have on Monday. However, she said that if we were alright with it, it might actually be more beneficial for her to do a double dose of grammar class on Monday. She told us that she had so much information that she knew we would never get in the US. So we all agreed, and I'm actually looking forward to it. As Lauren said when we left, "I have never left a grammar class with a smile on my face."
After leaving class, we all took a walk over to Nevsky Prospeckt to go to Dom Knigi, the biggest bookstore in Russia. It's two stories high and unbelievably beautiful, with marble staircases and beautifully ornate ceilings. On the way, we stopped to eat at Teremok, where I got a mushroom and cream blini and borsch. The borsch was utterly delicious, and the blini was pretty good, too! While we were there, we met a couple of Russian boys on their way to the movies to see Prince of Persia. I wonder if they liked it. After we left there, we made a couple more stops at various stores, mostly bookstores. I found a beautiful, relatively inexpensive dictionary that I'm seriously considering going back for at some point before I leave.
In more practical news, I really need to get a new bag. My bag that I brought with me broke today, and though I've tied the straps together in the best fix I can get right now, it won't last forever. I would really like to get a leather satchel type thing like my roommates have, but I am afraid they'll be expensive. Really, I just need a new purse or a messenger bag. The others tell me that there is a Russian version of Costco down the road, but I'm so tired that I don't think I'll make it there tonight. A job for tomorrow, it seems.
See you then!
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