St. Petersburg: Days 7 & 8

Alright, so you may have noticed that I didn't update my blog last night. There is a very good reason for this. You see, I lost my wallet in St. Pete yesterday. I know exactly where I left it, down to the table I put it on, but when I went back this morning with David and Stacy, it wasn't there. The ladies at the store said that the cleaning crew comes through in the morning, so it is very likely that they took it. Regardless of who took it, at this point it is very unlikely that I will be seeing it again ever. I reported my missing military ID to the consulate, and now I just have to wait and see if it ever shows up, which, as I said, is quite unlikely.

But anyway, to the more amusing aspects of yesterday. Yesterday was Den Goroda, as I may have mentioned before, and St. Petersburg's 307th birthday. The festivities were much as you might expect, with stages and singing and dancing and so on and so forth. There was actually a great deal of American music. Anna and I bought a wig that I wore for most of the day, which, despite apparently making me look like a prostitute, also apparently suited me quite well. I'm not really sure what to think about that, to be honest. But oh well, it was fun. After that we chilled at a sport bar for a little while, and then went walking to see a little more of the festivities.

I purchased a very pretty scarf, and a few other things at a store called Befree. Well, that's where I left my wallet. But we've been over that. After that we went to a sushi bar and relaxed and ate for a while. It was when I went to pay for my part of the meal that I realized my wallet was missing. Cue several minutes of agonizing and searching and crying and almost crying and begging poor, likely confused, Russians to help me look for it. In the end, as you already know, it was not there, but I went home with Stacy anyway, as I really really didn't want to be out anymore.

This morning we went to ask around and see if we could find it, and when we couldn't, we went to the American consulate to report it, forgetting that today is Sunday. Luckily, the guard was very nice and got me the number of the manager on duty, so I was able to call her on the spot and explain the situation. She informed me that they would be on the lookout, and that she would report it to the DoD.

We then returned to Primorskaya where we met up with a few other people who needed David's help with the internet deal, and then went to lunch at a cheap Chinese restaurant. It was actually very delicious. Now I'm sitting in my dorm at 3pm and I honestly am not sure I'll be going anywhere else today. Homework to do and food to eat here, so I'm not going to need to go out, I'm fairly certain.

Oddly enough, it turns out there's a cafeteria in this building. Who knew!?

See you tomorrow.